Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Serafina

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,024 Trend ↑ Rising 41%

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:

Rank 2025
#1,024
among girls · ↑204 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
245
named Serafina · +28% vs 2024
How common
1 in 6,560
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
245 babies
All-time total
3,712
#3,133 all-time among girls
First recorded
1901
in Social Security records

Serafina popularity over time

3,712 babies have been named Serafina since 1901, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s 33 3 – #1,320
1910s 111 11 +236% #1,751
1920s 196 20 +77% #1,436
1930s 91 9 -54% #2,406
1940s 73 7 -20% #2,642
1950s 40 4 -45% #2,965
1960s 89 9 +123% #3,971
1970s 87 9 -2% #5,483
1980s 88 9 +1% #5,834
1990s 175 18 +99% #3,788
2000s 469 47 +168% #2,088
2010s 1,174 117 +150% #1,365
2020s (to 2025) 1,086 181 +54% #1,024

Where Serafina is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 264 0.16 outside top 500
2027 281 0.17 outside top 500
2028 296 0.18 outside top 500
2029 310 0.19 outside top 500
2030 322 0.20 outside top 500

Where Serafina is most popular

Girls named Serafina per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.114 per 1,000. Strongest in New Jersey, Connecticut, and New York.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Serafina born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New Jersey 111 0.615 +438%
Connecticut 34 0.584 +411%
New York 190 0.480 +319%
Massachusetts 26 0.215 +88%
Illinois 39 0.170 +49%
Pennsylvania 38 0.161 +41%
Florida 66 0.154 +35%
Michigan 20 0.110 ≈ national
California 80 0.095 -17%
Washington 12 0.083 -27%
Utah 5 0.060 -47%
Texas 47 0.058 -49%
Tennessee 8 0.050 -56%
Virginia 7 0.041 -64%
North Carolina 6 0.026 -77%
Ohio 6 0.025 -78%
Georgia 5 0.022 -81%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Serafina

Serafina is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,024 in 2025 with 245 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1901, 3,712 American babies have been named Serafina. Its peak came in 2025, when 245 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Serafina stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Serafina?

The median living Serafina is about 10 years old; half are between 4 and 18. An estimated 3,200 people named Serafina are alive in the United States today.

median 10 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Serafina year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 245 #1,024
2024 192 #1,228
2023 148 #1,481
2022 173 #1,353
2021 170 #1,326
2020 158 #1,386
2019 166 #1,365
2018 102 #1,951
2017 129 #1,674
2016 118 #1,772
2015 134 #1,607
2014 118 #1,765
2013 120 #1,736
2012 102 #1,936
2011 102 #1,950
2010 83 #2,310
2009 98 #2,088
2008 70 #2,658
2007 48 #3,468
2006 36 #4,150
2005 47 #3,311
2004 40 #3,684
2003 27 #4,791
2002 37 #3,646
2001 41 #3,357
2000 25 #4,763
1995 7 #11,536
1990 21 #4,660
1985 10 #6,849
1980 12 #5,834
1975 10 #5,885
1970 7 #6,917
1965 10 #4,452
1960 7 #5,613
1955 – –
1950 8 #4,255
1945 8 #3,635
1940 8 #3,468
1935 11 #2,707
1930 14 #2,406
1925 17 #2,268
1920 15 #2,447
1915 16 #2,038
1910 – –
1905 7 #1,674
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Serafina, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Serafina?

The median living Serafina is about 10 years old. Half of all living Serafinas are between 4 and 18 years old.

How many people named Serafina are alive today?

An estimated 3,200 people named Serafina are alive in the United States, based on 3,712 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Serafina mean?

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:

How popular is the name Serafina in 2025?

Serafina ranked #1,024 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 245 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Serafina?

3,712 babies have been named Serafina in the United States since 1901, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Serafina most popular?

Serafina peaked in 2025, when 245 newborns received the name.

Is Serafina a boy or girl name?

Serafina is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Serafina rising or falling?

Serafina is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Serafina become more popular?

Serafina is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 322 girls named Serafina in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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