Seraphina
Seraphina was the 600th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 489 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 617 places. More babies were named Seraphina in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning from 'seraphim', fiery angels · Latin, Hebrew
Say it sair-uh-FEE-nuh /ˌsɛɹəˈfinə/
- Rank in 2025
- #600 girls, up 675 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 489girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025489 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,093babies recorded
What does the name Seraphina mean?
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
Nicknames for Seraphina
The usual nicknames for Seraphina are Sera and Phina. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 girls named Seraphina in the last five years, 5 were named Sera, against 231 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Girls, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sera | Modern | #6,082 | 80 |
| Phina | Modern | — | — |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are girls given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Seraphinas go by each one.
Seraphina popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #600 | 489 |
| 2020 | #1,275 | 176 |
| 2010 | #1,884 | 108 |
| 2000 | #6,747 | 16 |
| 1990 | #14,788 | 5 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Seraphina, counting every spelling?
Seraphina is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #443 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #600 for Seraphina 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 Seraphina?
489 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Seraphina (0.14 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Seraphina 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 17 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Seraphina.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Seraphina?
About 4,100 people born in the US named Seraphina are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 3 and 13. That makes Seraphina 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.
Seraphina by state
How common Seraphina was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Connecticut (2.2×), Minnesota (1.6×), Pennsylvania (1.6×), New Jersey (1.6×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Kentucky, Arkansas, Oregon.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Seraphina: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Seraphina, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Seraphina · Sibling names for Seraphina
Questions about the name Seraphina
What does Seraphina mean?
Seraphina means “from 'seraphim', fiery angels” (Latin, Hebrew origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Seraphina?
Seraphina was the 600th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 489 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 617 places. More babies were named Seraphina in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Seraphina a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Seraphina in the US.
Where is Seraphina most popular?
In 2021–2025, Seraphina was most common in Connecticut (0.43 per 1,000 girls), followed by New Mexico and Idaho.