Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Seraphine

Meaning Anglicized spelling of French Séraphine Gender Girl · 1% boys Rank 2025 #2,993 Trend ↑ Rising 89%

Anglicized spelling of French Séraphine.

Rank 2025
#2,993
among girls · ↑694 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
56
named Seraphine · +33% vs 2024
How common
1 in 28,701
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
56 babies
All-time total
761
#9,116 all-time among girls
First recorded
1892
in Social Security records

Seraphine popularity over time

761 babies have been named Seraphine since 1892, 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
0.010.020.030.0418801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

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 Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s 12 – 12 1 – #1,256
1900s 11 – 11 1 -8% #2,027
1910s 61 10 71 7 +545% #2,531
1920s 63 – 63 6 -11% #2,872
1930s 12 – 12 1 -81% #4,144
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s – – – – – –
1990s 15 – 15 2 – #9,356
2000s 82 – 82 8 +447% #8,172
2010s 248 – 248 25 +202% #3,841
2020s (to 2025) 247 – 247 41 +66% #2,993

Where Seraphine 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 63 0.04 outside top 500
2027 69 0.04 outside top 500
2028 75 0.05 outside top 500
2029 80 0.05 outside top 500
2030 85 0.05 outside top 500

The story of Seraphine

Seraphine is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,993 in 2025 with 56 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1892, 761 American babies have been named Seraphine. Its peak came in 2025, when 56 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 Seraphine stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Seraphine?

The median living Seraphine is about 8 years old; half are between 3 and 13. An estimated 600 people named Seraphine are alive in the United States today.

median 8 020406080100

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

Seraphine year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 56 #2,993 – –
2024 42 #3,687 – –
2023 35 #4,178 – –
2022 43 #3,645 – –
2021 40 #3,790 – –
2020 31 #4,433 – –
2019 22 #5,765 – –
2018 21 #5,973 – –
2017 24 #5,497 – –
2016 40 #3,841 – –
2015 25 #5,433 – –
2014 30 #4,755 – –
2013 26 #5,293 – –
2012 24 #5,690 – –
2011 19 #6,807 – –
2010 17 #7,463 – –
2009 15 #8,389 – –
2008 10 #11,463 – –
2007 10 #11,494 – –
2006 15 #8,172 – –
2005 7 #14,243 – –
2004 5 #18,319 – –
2003 – – – –
2002 6 #15,071 – –
2001 9 #10,860 – –
2000 5 #17,120 – –
1995 – – – –
1990 – – – –
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 6 #4,144 – –
1930 – – – –
1925 8 #3,983 – –
1920 12 #2,872 – –
1915 10 #2,870 – –
1910 – – – –
1905 5 #2,190 – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Seraphine?

The median living Seraphine is about 8 years old. Half of all living Seraphines are between 3 and 13 years old.

How many people named Seraphine are alive today?

An estimated 600 people named Seraphine are alive in the United States, based on 761 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Seraphine mean?

Anglicized spelling of French Séraphine.

How popular is the name Seraphine in 2025?

Seraphine ranked #2,993 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 56 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Seraphine?

761 babies have been named Seraphine in the United States since 1892, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Seraphine most popular?

Seraphine peaked in 2025, when 56 newborns received the name.

Is Seraphine a boy or girl name?

Seraphine is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Seraphine rising or falling?

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

Will Seraphine become more popular?

Seraphine is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 85 girls named Seraphine 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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