Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Seraphina

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #600 Trend ↑ Rising 76%

From Late Latin Seraphina, name of obscure early martyrs, from biblical seraphim.

Rank 2025
#600
among girls · ↑179 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
489
named Seraphina · +35% vs 2024
How common
1 in 3,287
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
489 babies
All-time total
4,093
#2,942 all-time among girls
First recorded
1916
in Social Security records

Seraphina popularity over time

4,093 babies have been named Seraphina since 1916, 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
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 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 – – – –
1910s 6 1 – #4,335
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s 29 3 – #6,710
1990s 79 8 +172% #6,784
2000s 342 34 +333% #2,239
2010s 1,864 186 +445% #1,003
2020s (to 2025) 1,773 296 +59% #600

Where Seraphina 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 536 0.33 outside top 500
2027 579 0.36 outside top 500
2028 619 0.39 #484
2029 655 0.41 #470
2030 687 0.43 #451

Where Seraphina is most popular

Girls named Seraphina per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.197 per 1,000. Strongest in Connecticut, New Mexico, and Idaho.

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 Seraphina 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
Connecticut 25 0.430 +118%
New Mexico 10 0.411 +109%
Idaho 13 0.389 +97%
Minnesota 35 0.324 +65%
Pennsylvania 74 0.313 +59%
New Jersey 55 0.305 +55%
Nevada 14 0.301 +53%
Florida 122 0.285 +45%
Arizona 40 0.285 +45%
New York 112 0.283 +44%
Indiana 39 0.278 +41%
Michigan 49 0.269 +37%
Oklahoma 19 0.258 +31%
Washington 35 0.242 +23%
West Virginia 6 0.229 +16%
Virginia 39 0.229 +16%
Missouri 27 0.224 +14%
Colorado 25 0.224 +14%
Texas 153 0.190 ≈ national
Tennessee 30 0.189 ≈ national
California 158 0.188 -5%
North Carolina 40 0.176 -11%
Massachusetts 21 0.174 -12%
Wisconsin 17 0.165 -16%
Ohio 38 0.160 -19%
Iowa 9 0.154 -22%
Illinois 35 0.153 -22%
Georgia 32 0.141 -28%
South Carolina 12 0.133 -32%
Maryland 14 0.132 -33%
Kansas 7 0.121 -38%
Louisiana 10 0.114 -42%
Oregon 7 0.108 -45%
Arkansas 5 0.095 -52%
Kentucky 5 0.058 -70%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
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 Seraphina

Seraphina is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #600 in 2025 with 489 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1916, 4,093 American babies have been named Seraphina. Its peak came in 2025, when 489 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 Seraphina stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Seraphina?

The median living Seraphina is about 7 years old; half are between 2 and 12. An estimated 4,100 people named Seraphina are alive in the United States today.

median 7 020406080100

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

Seraphina year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 489 #600
2024 363 #779
2023 267 #970
2022 247 #1,038
2021 231 #1,085
2020 176 #1,275
2019 258 #1,003
2018 225 #1,100
2017 204 #1,197
2016 212 #1,183
2015 204 #1,217
2014 175 #1,343
2013 174 #1,345
2012 151 #1,496
2011 153 #1,466
2010 108 #1,884
2009 88 #2,239
2008 50 #3,367
2007 30 #4,924
2006 32 #4,554
2005 31 #4,473
2004 33 #4,266
2003 17 #6,837
2002 28 #4,480
2001 17 #6,578
2000 16 #6,747
1995 – –
1990 5 #14,788
1985 – –
1980 – –
1975 – –
1970 – –
1965 – –
1960 – –
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 – –
1920 – –
1915 – –
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Seraphina?

The median living Seraphina is about 7 years old. Half of all living Seraphinas are between 2 and 12 years old.

How many people named Seraphina are alive today?

An estimated 4,100 people named Seraphina are alive in the United States, based on 4,093 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Seraphina mean?

From Late Latin Seraphina, name of obscure early martyrs, from biblical seraphim.

How popular is the name Seraphina in 2025?

Seraphina ranked #600 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 489 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Seraphina?

4,093 babies have been named Seraphina in the United States since 1916, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Seraphina most popular?

Seraphina peaked in 2025, when 489 newborns received the name.

Is Seraphina a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Seraphina rising or falling?

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

Will Seraphina become more popular?

Seraphina is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 687 girls named Seraphina in 2030, which would rank around #451. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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