Renee vs Serena

Renee and Serenacompared 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.

Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Renee was ranked #384 and Serena #295 among girls in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Renee was ranked #516 and Serena #305 among girls in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2022, Renee was ranked #354 and Serena #418 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2015, Renee was ranked #751 and Serena #532 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Renee and Serena over time

Renee and Serena appear together in 2 published lists, across 54 years of shared records. Serena held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Renee in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

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.

Repeatedly exchanged positions
Renee and Serena changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #516 and #305.

List by list

England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Renee held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Serena in 27.
Highest recorded here: Renee #295 in 2001, Serena #250 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Renee #516, Serena #305.
Republic of Ireland · Girls25 shared years, 1966–2015
Renee held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Serena in 23.
Highest recorded here: Renee #269 in 2000, Serena #189 in 2003.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2015: Renee #751, Serena #532.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Renee

Pairs where Renee shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Hayley vs Renee
Hayley and Renee changed places 12 times in New Zealand · Girls between 1975 and 2003, ending at #30 and #91.
Hayley · Renee · 29 shared years, 1975–2003 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
See the 2003 New Zealand ranking
Jennifer vs Renee
Jennifer and Renee changed places 12 times in New Zealand · Girls between 1975 and 2003, ending at #84 and #91.
Jennifer · Renee · 28 shared years, 1975–2003 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
See the 2003 New Zealand ranking
Jessica vs Renee
In 1982, Jessica moved ahead of Renee in New South Wales, Australia · Girls — #21 and #20 the year before became #7 and #27.
Jessica · Renee · 21 shared years, 1976–1996 · One moved ahead of the other
See the 1982 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Melanie vs Renee
Across 25 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Melanie and Renee averaged 11.2 places apart, ending at #78 and #79.
Melanie · Renee · 25 shared years, 1972–1996 · Closest over the longest run
See the 1996 New South Wales, Australia ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Renee, Serena
Field	Renee	Serena
Record type	Editorially researched profile	Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usage	female	female
Meaning	The English form of Renée, from Latin roots meaning 'reborn' — a name signifying spiritual rebirth.	Not yet recorded
Origin	Latin ('reborn'), reaching English through the French Renée	Not yet recorded
Pronunciation	/ɹə.ˈneɪ/	Not yet recorded
Syllables	2	3
Common variants / nicknames	Renée	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE
Most recent popularity observation	Northern Ireland · Girls #288 (2024)	Republic of Ireland · Girls #304 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	90/100	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	94/100	88/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	high	medium

What the data shows

Renee has a recorded origin (Latin ('reborn'), reaching English through the French Renée); Serena does not have one recorded yet.
Renee has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Serena.
A meaning is recorded for Renee; Serena doesn't have one written yet.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
The available evidence gives Renee a "high" Data Confidence level and Serena a "medium" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.

How each name got here

Renee

Popularity journey

First recorded1960
First recorded at #487 among girls in Norway in 1960 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1972–1996
Highest recorded position: #15 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1977 (recorded 1972–1996).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #516 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls

Serena

Popularity journey

First recorded1965
First recorded at #297 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2022
Highest recorded position: #159 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2005 (recorded 1997–2022).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #304 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls