Serena vs Sheena
Serena and Sheenacompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2018, Serena was ranked #361 and Sheena #734 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2017, Serena was ranked #433 and Sheena #5765 among girls in England and Wales.
Serena and Sheena over time
Serena and Sheena appear together in 2 published lists, across 70 years of shared records. Serena held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Sheena 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
Serena and Sheena changed places 8 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1965 and 2018, ending at #361 and #734.
- Longest-running competitions
Serena and Sheena were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 49 years, from 1965 to 2018, ending at #361 and #734.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Serena #250 in 1997, Sheena #802 in 1996.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls49 shared years, 1965–2018
Serena held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Sheena in 20.
Highest recorded here: Serena #171 in 1982, Sheena #173 in 1985.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2018: Serena #361, Sheena #734.
England and Wales · Girls21 shared years, 1996–2017
Serena held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Sheena in 0.
Highest recorded here: Serena #250 in 1997, Sheena #802 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Serena #433, Sheena #5765.
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 | Serena | Sheena |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #304 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #734 (2018) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Serena has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Sheena.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
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 #381 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Sheena
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #327 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2018
Highest recorded position: #173 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1985 (recorded 1964–2018).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2018
Most recently recorded at #734 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2018.
Republic of Ireland · Girls