Girl nameCurrently #117 in the USFalling
Serenity
suh-REN-ih-tee//səˈrɛnɪti//
4 syllablesPeak year: 20138 lettersStarts with S
Meaning & origin
Peace, calm
Serenity is a virtue name taken directly from the English word for calm, peaceful stillness. Part of a wave of abstract-virtue names that grew popular from the 1990s onward, it appeals to parents seeking a name with an openly hopeful meaning.
Serenity's popularity over time
| Year | Births named Serenity |
|---|---|
| 1972 | 7 |
| 1973 | 13 |
| 1974 | 26 |
| 1975 | 34 |
| 1976 | 69 |
| 1977 | 70 |
| 1978 | 76 |
| 1979 | 57 |
| 1980 | 58 |
| 1981 | 65 |
| 1982 | 48 |
| 1983 | 37 |
| 1984 | 37 |
| 1985 | 40 |
| 1986 | 52 |
| 1987 | 35 |
| 1988 | 51 |
| 1989 | 45 |
| 1990 | 67 |
| 1991 | 59 |
| 1992 | 93 |
| 1993 | 89 |
| 1994 | 111 |
| 1995 | 127 |
| 1996 | 152 |
| 1997 | 200 |
| 1998 | 253 |
| 1999 | 524 |
| 2000 | 654 |
| 2001 | 784 |
| 2002 | 1,079 |
| 2003 | 1,413 |
| 2004 | 1,795 |
| 2005 | 1,989 |
| 2006 | 2,606 |
| 2007 | 2,738 |
| 2008 | 3,127 |
| 2009 | 3,488 |
| 2010 | 3,490 |
| 2011 | 3,878 |
| 2012 | 4,255 |
| 2013 | 4,477 |
| 2014 | 4,359 |
| 2015 | 4,001 |
| 2016 | 3,870 |
| 2017 | 3,598 |
| 2018 | 3,566 |
| 2019 | 3,441 |
| 2020 | 3,435 |
| 2021 | 3,082 |
| 2022 | 2,808 |
| 2023 | 2,566 |
| 2024 | 2,342 |
Serenity through the decades
- Serenity peaked in 2013, when 4,477 babies were named Serenity in the US.
- Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of Serenity has fallen 5% compared to the 10 years before that.
- Serenity currently ranks #117 in the US and is cooling off.
Nicknames
RenSerena
Variants & spellings
Serena