Baby Name Popularity Profile

Serafina

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Serafina.

✦ Fiery ones 🌍 Latin, Hebrew Biblical Spiritual

National Rank (2025) #1024

All-Time Peak Rank #1024 Achieved 2025

Total U.S. Births 3,712 since 1880

Unisex Distribution 0.0% Boy / 100.0% Girl Female Archetype

First Recorded 1901 Data through: 2025

Peak Decade 2010s 245 births in 2025

💡 The Serafina Vibe: Considered a Rising Star. A high-velocity modern choice demonstrating rapid, sustained growth in recent registries.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Fiery ones

Language Origin Latin, Hebrew

Origin Type multiple

Derived from Late Latin Seraphina, which comes from the Hebrew word seraphim, referring to a type of celestial being described in the Bible, often associated with fire or ardor.

Common Nicknames

Sera Fina

Alternative Spellings

Seraphina

Pronunciation: se-ra-FEE-na

Themes & Categories

Biblical Spiritual

Etymology confidence: High

📊 Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Serafina across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)

18801920196020002025

Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)

5-Year Trend (2020–2025) +55.1%

10-Year Trend (2015–2025) +82.8%

2015 2020 2025

📈 Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 245 births in 2025

Years in Top 100 0 yrs

Years in Top 500 0 yrs

Longest Streak 42 yrs

Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes

1880s: 0

1890s: 0

1900s: 33

1910s: 111

1920s: 196

1930s: 91

1940s: 73

1950s: 40

1960s: 89

1970s: 87

1980s: 88

1990s: 175

2000s: 469

2010s: 1,174

2020s: 1,086

📐 Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Se-ra-fin-a

Letter Count 8 letters

Spelling Complexity Complex

Length Percentile Longer than 79% of names

Linguistic Profile: Longer than 79.0% of SSA names. Starts with S, a letter used by only 7.9% of SSA names.

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📍 Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State New Jersey

Top States New Jersey, New York, Florida, California, Connecticut

States with Data 18

State	2025 Rank	Total Births	Peak Year	5-Yr Velocity
New Jersey	#274	236	2025	+19.2% Growth
New York	#357	591	2025	+45.5% Growth
Florida	#1104	134	2024	Insufficient historical volume
California	#1182	391	2015	Insufficient historical volume
Connecticut	#347	39	2024	Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts	#752	73	2020	Insufficient historical volume
Washington	#897	41	2009	Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania	#1375	123	2019	Insufficient historical volume
Michigan	#949	56	2013	Insufficient historical volume
Illinois	#661	69	2025	Insufficient historical volume
Texas	#1219	91	2025	Insufficient historical volume
Virginia	Unranked	27	2023	Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina	#1417	18	2019	Insufficient historical volume
Utah	Unranked	5	2023	Insufficient historical volume
Ohio	Unranked	21	2019	Insufficient historical volume
Colorado	Unranked	5	2016	Insufficient historical volume
Tennessee	Unranked	8	2024	Insufficient historical volume
Georgia	Unranked	5	2023	Insufficient historical volume

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