Serenity
Serenity was the 129th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 2,209 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 52nd with 4,475 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 58 places. More babies were named Serenity in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning serenity, calm · English, Latin
Say it suh-REN-ih-tee /səˈrɛnɪti/
- Rank in 2025
- #129 girls, down 60 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 2,209girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20134,475 babies
- Total since 1880
- 77,625babies recorded
What does the name Serenity mean?
Serenity is the English word for calm, untroubled peace of mind, used as a girl's name. The word came through Old French from Latin serenitas, from serenus, 'clear, calm'. Wiktionary records the name in general use since the 1990s, and Wikipedia notes its rise in the US in the 21st century. It belongs to the family of virtue names, such as Grace and Faith.
serēnitās (Latin, “clearness, serenity”)serēnus (Latin, “clear, calm”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Serena, Serene.
See also: English names, names that mean peace, virtue names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Serenity', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wiktionary, entry 'serenity', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Serenity (given name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Serenity popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 75 since 2002.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #129 | 2,209 |
| 2020 | #69 | 3,444 |
| 2010 | #83 | 3,486 |
| 2000 | #433 | 654 |
| 1990 | #2,024 | 67 |
| 1980 | #1,879 | 58 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Serenity, counting every spelling?
Serenity is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #148 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #129 for Serenity on its own. Together these spellings went to 2,274 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serenity | 2,209 | #129 | 13,039 |
| Cerenity | 31 | #4,472 | 232 |
| Sereniti | 26 | #5,080 | 200 |
| Serenitee | 8 | #11,773 | 58 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Serenity?
2,209 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Serenity (0.61 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Serenity born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 4 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Serenity.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Serenity?
About 76,900 people born in the US named Serenity are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 7 and 17. That makes Serenity a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Serenity by state
How common Serenity was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (3.2×), Delaware (2.9×), New Mexico (2.6×), West Virginia (2.6×), District of Columbia (2.6×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in New Hampshire, Utah, South Dakota.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Serenity: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Serenity, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Serenity · Sibling names for Serenity
Questions about the name Serenity
What does Serenity mean?
Serenity means “serenity, calm” (English, Latin origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Serenity?
Serenity was the 129th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 2,209 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 52nd with 4,475 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 58 places. More babies were named Serenity in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Serenity a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Serenity in the US.
Where is Serenity most popular?
In 2021–2025, Serenity was most common in Mississippi (5.17 per 1,000 girls), followed by Delaware and New Mexico.