Serenity is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Serenity means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Serenity across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Serenity has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Serenity is a girl name of Latin origin meaning “calm, peaceful”. From the English virtue word serenity.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 77,625 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 760 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 3 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Serenity per year, United States (1972 to 2025). United States peaked in 2013 (4,481/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2012 (50/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 2012 (3/yr).
Serenity has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2013, when it ranked #146 nationally (given to 4,529 babies that year), and a popular choice in the 2010s.
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