Seraphine
Girl name · #2962 in 2025 · Very rare
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. 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?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Seraphine is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Seraphine will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Seraphine is most common
State-level data for Seraphine is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
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. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
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.