Serenity (given name)

{{Infobox given name

| name = Serenity

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| gender = Feminine

| meaning = peace, tranquility

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| origin = English

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| related names = Serena

}}Serenity is a modern English name taken from the word “serenity” meaning “peaceful”.{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindthename.com/name/serenity|title = Meaning, origin and history of the name Serenity}}

The name has risen in popularity in the United States in recent years. It has ranked among the top 500 names given to newborn American girls since 2000 and ranked among the top 100 names for newborn girls between 2009 and 2022. It peaked in popularity in 2013, when it was the 52nd most popular name for American girls born in that year.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/babyname.cgi|title=Popular Baby Names|access-date=2022-03-23|archive-date=2018-02-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180202070118/https://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/babyname.cgi|url-status=dead}} {{cite web

| url= https://news.google.com/articles/CAIiEIXKuw9kPVBoZC6mPIwJ-vYqFggEKg0IACoGCAowxYgCMIBNMJ2HuAM?uo=CAUiANIBAA&hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen

| title= Surprising Baby Name Trends That Happened In 2020

| last= Bologna

| first= Caroline

| date= 12 August 2021

| website= www.huffpost.com

| publisher= Huffington Post

| access-date= 21 May 2022

| quote = }} It is a name that is notably more commonly used by whites in rural states of the United States compared with those in more urban areas.{{cite web

| url = https://namerology.com/2019/11/06/the-tradition-shattering-names-of-rural-white-america/

| title = The Tradition-Shattering Names of Rural White America

| last = Wattenberg

| first = Laura

| date = 6 November 2019

| website = namerology.com

| publisher = Namerology

| access-date = 10 January 2023

| quote = }} Serenity was one of the five most popular names given to girls born to Black mothers in the United States state of Virginia in 2023.{{Cite web|url= https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/news/2024-news-releases/virginia-department-of-healths-office-of-vital-records-announces-top-baby-names-of-2023-other-interesting-virginia-birth-data/|title = Virginia Department of Health's Office of Vital Records Announces Top Baby Names of 2023, Other Interesting Virginia Birth Data |date = 6 February 2024 }} While the name was in use prior to 2002, it increased in use following the debut of the 2002 American science fiction television series Firefly, which featured a spaceship named Serenity, and the 2005 movie sequel Serenity. The name might also have increased in use due to its similarity in sound to the popular name Sarah or because it ends in the letter y like other names that were popular in the 1990s.{{cite web

| url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/12/13/virtue-names-hope-faith-charity/

| title= Puritan baby names are back. Is ’90s culture responsible?

| last1= Fowers

| first1= Alyssa

|last2 = Van Dam

|first2 = Andrew

| date= 13 December 2024

| website= washingtonpost.com

| publisher= Washington Post

| access-date= 14 December 2024

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