Girls' name · since 1914
Sarafina
Sarafina has 754 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1993 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,099 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,942 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 754
- born since 1914
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Sarafina is the #5942 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 754 recorded since 1914.
Social Security Administration records show Sarafina recorded 754 times among girls since 1914, holding rank #5942 nationally today, ahead of 66% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #9,099 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,942 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 754 born since 1914
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sarafina ranks #9,099 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,942 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 754 born since 1914, peaking in the 1990s.
- #9,099 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,942 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 754
- born since 1914
- 1990s
- peak decade
Sarafina's 754 recorded births place it above 87.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Sarafina compares
754 Top 37% higher than 63% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Sarafina's all-time total is 101% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sarafina | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 754 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 44 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sarafina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sarafina splits its recorded history at 2003: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1918 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 44 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sarafina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Sarafina by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (219 births, 29% of the file).
1990s was Sarafina's strongest decade.
219 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Sarafina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 11
1910s
11 births
- 1920s 16
1920s
16 births
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1980s 41
1980s
41 births
- 1990s
1990s
219 births
- 2000s
2000s
162 births
- 2010s
2010s
198 births
- 2020s
2020s
96 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 219 births (29% of all-time use).
How Sarafina compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Sarafina's total volume
Sarafina by state
Where Sarafina concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 28 | 3.7% |
| #2 | California | | 24 | 3.2% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Texas | | 5 | 0.7% |
28 of 754 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Sarafina's data
- Sarafina's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (219 total births) through the 2020s (96) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Sarafinas (28 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sarafina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~111 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1914–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Sarafina draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.