Seraphina
Girl name · #599 in 2025 · Distinctive
Seraphina ranks #599 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 489 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #1215, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 3,681 girls born in 2025 was named Seraphina.
Babies named Seraphina per year. Source: SSA.
The 109-year story
Seraphina first appears in the Social Security records in 1916, when 6 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 489 babies and a rank of #599. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Seraphina in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Seraphina is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "distinctive". That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Seraphina is most common
Geography matters for names, and Seraphina is no exception. Adjusted for how many girls are born in each state, Seraphina is most common in MN (0.7 per 1,000), AZ (0.6 per 1,000), IN (0.5 per 1,000), PA (0.5 per 1,000), VA (0.5 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 0.4 per 1,000 girls. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Seraphina is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Names like Seraphina
Statistically, parents drawn to Seraphina tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Serafina, Rosalina, Katalina, Evelina, and Romina.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Seraphina | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 489 | #599 |
| 2024 | 363 | #775 |
| 2023 | 267 | #967 |
| 2022 | 247 | #1034 |
| 2021 | 231 | #1081 |
| 2020 | 176 | #1271 |
| 2019 | 258 | #1000 |
| 2018 | 225 | #1099 |
| 2017 | 204 | #1197 |
| 2016 | 212 | #1179 |
| 2015 | 204 | #1215 |
| 2014 | 175 | #1341 |
| 2013 | 174 | #1338 |
| 2012 | 151 | #1491 |
| 2011 | 153 | #1463 |
| 2010 | 108 | #1873 |
| 2009 | 88 | #2227 |
| 2008 | 50 | #3316 |
| 2007 | 30 | #4808 |
| 2006 | 32 | #4463 |
| 2005 | 31 | #4373 |
| 2004 | 33 | #4172 |
| 2003 | 17 | #6576 |
| 2002 | 28 | #4381 |
| 2001 | 17 | #6322 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Seraphina a popular girl name?
Seraphina ranked #599 among girls in 2025 with 489 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #1215.
When was the name Seraphina most popular?
Seraphina peaked in 2025, when 489 American girls received the name (ranked #599 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Seraphina?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 3,681 newborn American girls was named Seraphina. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.