Seraph
The Story of Seraph
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Seraph as a girl name dates back to 2008, when 6 babies received it. 2019 was its biggest year on record, with 9 newborns named Seraph — #10,472 in the national rankings. About 71% of every Seraph on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Seraph last appeared in the published SSA data in 2019, with 9 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 21 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Seraph on the record books as a boy name in 2006, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2019, when 6 Seraphs were born — ranking #10,798 that year. About 43% of every Seraph on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Seraph last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 37 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Seraph
Phonetically similar names — useful when Seraph is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Serif
- Surf
- Serf
- Soph
- Sof
- Seraphs
- Cerf
- Saaf
- Sirf
- Sayyaf
- Tsra
- Soff
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Seraph
Seraph is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2006 and has accumulated 37 births in the dataset. Seraph's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #10,798. Use the chart and map above to compare Seraph'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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