Serafina
Seraphina or Serafina is a feminine given name, derived from the word seraph, a high-ranking angel in the hierarchy of angels, and may refer to:
Meaning & Origin of Serafina
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Seraphina or Serafina is a feminine given name, derived from the word seraph, a high-ranking angel in the hierarchy of angels, and may refer to:
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The Story of Serafina
Serafina first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1901, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 190 Serafinas were born — ranking #1,229 that year. As of 2026, Serafina ranks #1,264 for baby girls with 183 births, rising sharply (+21% over the past five years). In total, more than 4K Serafinas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Serafina
Serafina is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1901 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Serafina's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #1,227. Use the chart and map above to compare Serafina'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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