Girl · Latin
Serena
Say it: seh-REE-nuh
Meaning
Latin serena 'clear, calm, serene'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
A late Roman name revived in modern Italy and English-speaking countries.
Its wave through time
Most used in the 2000s
In the United States
- 43,116 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 2000, about 1 in 1,200 girls
- 721 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| Italian | Serena |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Serena |
| French | Sereine |
Famous bearers
- Serena, niece of Theodosius I
- Serena Williams, American tennis player
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Where this comes from
- Roman literature and history (Livy, Cicero, Tacitus and others)
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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