Seraphim
A seraph is a celestial or heavenly being originating in Ancient Judaism. The term plays a role in subsequent Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
- Russian
Meaning & Origin of Seraphim
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
A seraph is a celestial or heavenly being originating in Ancient Judaism. The term plays a role in subsequent Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Russian
The Story of Seraphim
As a girl name
Seraphim first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1996, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2009: 16 births, good for #7,677 nationwide. About 43% of every Seraphim on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Seraphim last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 9 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 215 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Seraphim as a boy name dates back to 1923, when 5 babies received it. 2022 was its biggest year on record, with 11 newborns named Seraphim — #7,260 in the national rankings. About 57% of every Seraphim on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Seraphim last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 105 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Seraphim
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Seraphim. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Seraphim
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About the name Seraphim
Seraphim is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1996 and has accumulated 215 births in the dataset. Seraphim's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #7,677. Use the chart and map above to compare Seraphim'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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