Serafin
Serafin or Serafín is a male given name. Notable people with the name include:Serafín Aedo (1908–1988), Spanish international footballer Serafín Ríos Álvarez, Mexican politician Serafín Avendaño (1838–1916), Galician painter Serafin Baroja (1840–1912), Spanish writer and mining engineer Serafín Bejérez (1952–2022), Uruguayan farmer and politician Serafín Estébanez Calderón (1799–1867), Spanish…
Meaning & Origin of Serafin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Serafin or Serafín is a male given name. Notable people with the name include:Serafín Aedo (1908–1988), Spanish international footballer Serafín Ríos Álvarez, Mexican politician Serafín Avendaño (1838–1916), Galician painter Serafin Baroja (1840–1912), Spanish writer and mining engineer Serafín Bejérez (1952–2022), Uruguayan farmer and politician Serafín Estébanez Calderón (1799–1867), Spanish…
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The Story of Serafin
Serafin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1915, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1993, when 33 Serafins were born — ranking #2,294 that year. As of 2026, Serafin ranks #5,331 for baby boys with 18 births, rising sharply (+28% over the past five years). In total, more than 2K Serafins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Serafin
Serafin is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Serafin's peak popularity came in 1993 when it ranked #1,806. Use the chart and map above to compare Serafin'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 .
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