Serafim
Serafim is a name with multiple cultural origins: Greek, Portuguese, Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian.
- Greek
- Portuguese
- Russian
- Bulgarian
Meaning & Origin of Serafim
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Serafim is a name with multiple cultural origins: Greek, Portuguese, Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Greek
- Portuguese
- Russian
- Bulgarian
- Macedonian
The Story of Serafim
Serafim first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1994, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1994: 5 births, good for #8,799 nationwide. About 50% of every Serafim on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Serafim last appeared in the published SSA data in 2016, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 20 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Serafim
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Serafim. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Serafeim
- Seraphim
Names that sound like Serafim
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Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Serafim
Serafim is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1994 and has accumulated 20 births in the dataset. Serafim's peak popularity came in 1994 when it ranked #8,799. Use the chart and map above to compare Serafim's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.