Seraphine
Girl name · #2962 in 2025 · Uniqueness 49/100
Seraphine is currently the #2962 girl name in the United States — 56 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #5288, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 32,143 girls born in 2025 was named Seraphine.
Babies named Seraphine per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
The 133-year story
Seraphine first appears in the Social Security records in 1892, when 7 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 56 babies and a rank of #2957. 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 Seraphine in class?
Seraphine scores 49 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Seraphine is most common
Geography matters for names, and Seraphine is no exception. In 2025 the states with the most Seraphines were TX (11), CA (6), NC (5). Raw counts naturally favor populous states, but the spread still hints at where the name is part of the local naming culture.
Names like Seraphine
Statistically, parents drawn to Seraphine tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Seline, Valentine, Koraline, Adelaine, and Avangeline.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Seraphine | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 56 | #2957 |
| 2024 | 42 | #3639 |
| 2023 | 35 | #4114 |
| 2022 | 43 | #3595 |
| 2021 | 40 | #3735 |
| 2020 | 31 | #4358 |
| 2019 | 22 | #5612 |
| 2018 | 21 | #5785 |
| 2017 | 24 | #5338 |
| 2016 | 40 | #3777 |
| 2015 | 25 | #5288 |
| 2014 | 30 | #4657 |
| 2013 | 26 | #5143 |
| 2012 | 24 | #5557 |
| 2011 | 19 | #6564 |
| 2010 | 17 | #7217 |
| 2009 | 15 | #8058 |
| 2008 | 10 | #10807 |
| 2007 | 10 | #10818 |
| 2006 | 15 | #7868 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13010 |
| 2004 | 5 | #16099 |
| 2002 | 6 | #13595 |
| 2001 | 9 | #10102 |
| 2000 | 5 | #15031 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Seraphine a popular girl name?
Seraphine ranked #2962 among girls in 2025 with 56 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #5288.
When was the name Seraphine most popular?
Seraphine peaked in 2025, when 56 American girls received the name (ranked #2957 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Seraphine?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 32,143 newborn American girls was named Seraphine. It scores 49/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify 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.