Carmen vs Serina
Carmen and Serinacompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Carmen was ranked #352 and Serina #452 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 1980, Carmen was ranked #542 and Serina #483 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Carmen was ranked #792 and Serina #4201 among girls in England and Wales.
Carmen and Serina over time
Carmen and Serina appear together in 2 published lists, across 61 years of shared records. Carmen held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Serina in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Longest-running competitions
Carmen and Serina were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 35 years, from 1988 to 2025, ending at #352 and #452.
List by list
Norway · Girls35 shared years, 1988–2025
Carmen held the stronger position in 33 of those years, Serina in 2.
Highest recorded here: Carmen #137 in 2006, Serina #306 in 2016.
The order changed in 2017: Carmen moved ahead. In 2016 they stood at #310 and #306; by 2017 that had become #325 and #512.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Carmen #352, Serina #452.
England and Wales · Girls26 shared years, 1996–2025
Carmen held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Serina in 0.
Highest recorded here: Carmen #318 in 2004, Serina #1697 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Carmen #792, Serina #4201.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Carmen | Serina |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #352 (2025) | Norway · Girls #452 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Carmen has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Serina.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Carmen
Popularity journey
First recorded1954
First recorded at #419 among girls in Norway in 1954 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1972–1974
Highest recorded position: #69 among girls in New Zealand, in 1973 (recorded 1972–1974).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #792 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Serina
Popularity journey
First recorded1980
First recorded at #483 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1980 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1988–2025
Highest recorded position: #306 among girls in Norway, in 2016 (recorded 1988–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #4201 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls