Boys' name · since 1994
Serafim
20 babies named Serafim in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #29,207 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 20
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Serafim sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 20 recorded since 1994.
Social Security Administration records show Serafim recorded 20 times among boys since 1994, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2016.
- #29,207 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 20 born since 1994
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Serafim ranks #29,207 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 20 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.
- #29,207 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 20
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Serafim's 20 recorded births place it above 35.65% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Serafim's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Serafim's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1994, with only 5 births recorded.
Serafim popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2016
- Peak year (1994)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Serafim by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (10 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Serafim's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Serafim births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 10 births (50% of all-time use).
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Serafim: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~22 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, 1994–2016 (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 Serafim 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.