Seraphina
Seraphina is a name with multiple cultural origins: English, German, Late Roman.
- English
- German
- Late Roman
Meaning & Origin of Seraphina
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Seraphina is a name with multiple cultural origins: English, German, Late Roman.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
- German
- Late Roman
The Story of Seraphina
Seraphina first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1916, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2026: 377 births, good for #750 nationwide. About 46% of every Seraphina on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Seraphina ranks #750 for baby girls with 377 births, rising sharply (+47% over the past five years). All told, over 4K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Seraphina
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About the name Seraphina
Seraphina is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1916 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Seraphina's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #750. Use the chart and map above to compare Seraphina'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.