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Girl name Latin origin Christian tradition

Serena

sə-REE-nə · 6 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
Calm or serene, from Latin serenus
Language
Latin
Culture
Latin;Italian
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
Latin · saintly
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#332
2024 births938
Peak year2000
First appeared1880
Total US births46,500
2000 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
SeraReniRena
Alternate spellings
SirenaSerenah
In other languages
Serena (Italian/Spanish)Serène (French)Selena (Greek)

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Notable people named Serena

Serena Williams (tennis champion)
Serena Altschul (journalist)
Serena Ryder (singer)
Saint Serena