Serafina
Serafina was the 1024th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 245 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 583 places. More babies were named Serafina in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Seraphina) from 'seraphim', fiery angels · Latin, Hebrew
- Rank in 2025
- #1,024 girls, up 362 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 245girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025245 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,712babies recorded
What does the name Serafina mean?
Serafina is a spelling of Seraphina, pronounced the same way, so it shares Seraphina's meaning and origin.
Seraphina is a Late Latin name formed from seraphim, the six-winged heavenly beings in Isaiah's vision (Isaiah 6:2). The Hebrew word seraph is linked with the root s-r-p 'to burn', so the seraphim are often called 'the burning ones'. The name was borne by obscure early martyrs and by Saint Seraphina (Fina) of San Gimignano, a 13th-century Italian saint. In English it is spelled Seraphina or Serafina.
שְׂרָפִים (seraphim) (Biblical Hebrew, “seraphs, heavenly beings”)ש־ר־ף (s-r-p) (Hebrew, “to burn”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Serafina, Sera, Fina, Seraphine.
See also: Hebrew names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Seraphina', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Hebrew Bible, Isaiah 6:2 (Sefaria, with JPS translation), Sefaria
Serafina popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,024 | 245 |
| 2020 | #1,386 | 158 |
| 2010 | #2,310 | 83 |
| 2000 | #4,763 | 25 |
| 1990 | #4,660 | 21 |
| 1980 | #5,834 | 12 |
| 1970 | #6,917 | 7 |
| 1960 | #5,613 | 7 |
| 1950 | #4,255 | 8 |
| 1940 | #3,468 | 8 |
| 1930 | #2,406 | 14 |
| 1920 | #2,447 | 15 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Serafina, counting every spelling?
Serafina is a spelling of Seraphina, a name family that ranked #443 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,024 for Serafina on its own. Together these spellings went to 734 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seraphina | 489 | #600 | 1,597 |
| Serafina | 245 | #1,024 | 928 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Serafina?
245 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Serafina (0.07 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Serafina born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 34 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Serafina.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Serafina?
About 3,200 people born in the US named Serafina are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 5 and 19. That makes Serafina a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Serafina by state
How common Serafina was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (5.4×), Connecticut (5.1×), New York (4.2×), Massachusetts (1.9×). In 34 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Serafina: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Serafina, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Serafina
What does Serafina mean?
Serafina is a spelling of Seraphina, which means “from 'seraphim', fiery angels” (Latin, Hebrew origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Serafina?
Serafina was the 1024th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 245 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 583 places. More babies were named Serafina in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Serafina a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Serafina in the US.
Where is Serafina most popular?
In 2021–2025, Serafina was most common in New Jersey (0.61 per 1,000 girls), followed by Connecticut and New York.