Seren

Seren was the #3,167 girls' name in the US in 2025 (50 babies), and #238 in England & Wales.

Seren as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Seren as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesNorthern IrelandScotlandIrelandUS
Seren as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#3,167 (50)#238 (196)#429 (7)#397 (3)#718 (4)—
2024#4,560 (30)#260 (185)#541 (5)—#441 (8)#2,975 (6)
2023#4,565 (30)#269 (167)#630 (4)——#2,366 (8)
2022#4,793 (28)#226 (207)#358 (9)—#634 (5)—
2021#3,614 (42)#218 (229)#652 (4)—#586 (6)#3,280 (5)
2020#4,078 (34)#214 (229)#370 (9)—#700 (4)—
2019#5,163 (25)#196 (249)#258 (15)#336 (4)#457 (8)#3,266 (5)
2018#3,853 (38)#181 (290)#348 (10)#434 (3)#568 (6)#2,587 (7)
2017#3,697 (41)#168 (328)#369 (9)#432 (3)#471 (8)#2,041 (10)
2016#2,761 (62)#145 (378)#287 (14)#353 (4)#515 (7)#3,294 (5)
2015#3,429 (46)#132 (428)#236 (17)#312 (5)#532 (7)#1,584 (14)
2014#3,326 (48)#119 (468)#261 (17)#314 (5)#353 (13)#1,279 (19)
2013#3,218 (50)#109 (494)#254 (16)#440 (3)#540 (7)#2,595 (7)
2012#3,213 (51)#104 (550)#321 (13)#451 (3)#435 (10)#2,158 (9)
2011#2,989 (57)#127 (459)#515 (6)—#465 (9)#1,761 (12)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2016 at #2,761.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1981.
  • In 2025, 86% of US babies named Seren were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 32,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 32,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 1,300uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 2,600uncommon
Northern IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 2,400uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 5,300uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Seren is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 40,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 23,000 to 1 in 69,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Seren by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #2,075NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,767CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,921TXFlorida: #2,151FL
Seren (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
SerenCanadaGirls—too few
SerenEngland & WalesGirls#238196
SerenEngland & WalesBoys—too few
SerenIrelandGirls#7184
SerenNorthern IrelandGirls#3973
SerenScotlandGirls#4297
SerenUSGirls#3,16750
SerenUSBoys#8,9108