Serena

Latin

"tranquil, serene"

Serena Origin and Meaning

The name Serena is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "tranquil, serene".

Serena, a name used since Roman times, was given fresh life by tennis star Williams, and then again with the leading character on Gossip Girl, Serena van der Woodsen. There have also been Serenas on soap operas and other shows from Bewitched to Law & Order.

And pre-TV, there was the damsel in Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queen and Serena Merle in Henry James's The Portrait of a Lady.

Serena Rank in US Top 1000

# 386 in the US

Serena Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 285 on Nameberry

Serena Popularity

• 386 US 2022
• 285 Nameberry 2024
• 488 Future 2028
• 394 England 2021
• 45 Italy 2016
• 189 Switzerland 2019
• 172 Canada 2022

20 Names Similar to Serena

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Famous People Named Serena

• Serena Jameka Williams American pro tennis player
• Serena Altschul American journalist
• Serena Ortolani Italian volleyball player
• Serena Deeb American pro wrestler
• Serena Ryder Canadian singer,songwriter

Serena in Pop Culture

• Serena Celia van der Woodsen character in the "Gossip Girl" series
• Serena Pemberton main character in Ron Rash's "Serena" and 2013 film
• Serena Butler character in "Legends of Dune" series
• Serena Southerlyn character on TV's "Law & Order"
• Serena Baldwin character on American soaps "General Hospital" and "Port Charles"
• Serena "Bunny" Tsukino aka Sailor Moon, main character in anime "Sailor Moon"
• Dr. Serena Warren character on TV's "Miami Medical"
• Serena a main character in Pokemon X and Y
• Serena Bishop character on Australian TV soap "Neighbours"
• Serena Campbell character on British TV series "Holby City"
• Serena Benson Olivia's mother on TV's "Law & Order: SVU"
• Serena Joy the Commander's wife in Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale"
• Serena cousin of Samantha on TV's "Bewitched"
• Serena swan in E.B. White's "The Trumpet of the Swan"