Girl’s name · Welsh

Seren

How to say it: SEH-ren · /ˈsɛrɛn/

Star in Welsh - popular girls' name in Wales, pronounced seh-REN.

Seren was the 2,123rd most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 50 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, its births are up about 7% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #1,925 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#2,123for girls in 2025
1 in 58,163US babies
50born in 2025
#1,925projected for 2030
2010sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Seren
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#2,123
Babies born in 202550
Share of births1 in 58,163
Peak decade2010s
Change over 10 years+7%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#1,925

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Seren is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 27 per million births, 2010s.

What goes with it

Parents who love Seren also love

Nicknames

  • Ren
  • Seri

Other spellings

Honouring a Seren in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Seren is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, French, Turkish, Welsh.

England and Wales: #239.

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