US rank #16799 Girls' name Peak 2016 18 births

Serafima — #16799 US girls' name

18 babies named Serafima in U.S. Social Security records since 2010, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

Serafima is currently the #16799 girls' name in America, more common than 5% of girls — 18 born since 2010, peaking in the 2010s.

#16799
among girls today
18
born since 2010
2010s
peak decade
5%
more common than other girls
#16799
of 17,726 girls in use

More common than 5% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

72% of everyone ever named Serafima was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

8 babies were named Serafima in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Serafima

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Serafima between 2010 and 2024, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Serafima currently holds the #16799 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Serafima performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Serafima shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Serafima in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 18 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Serafima at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

18

Since 2010

15 years of records

Peak year

2016

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#16,799

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2010

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 2024

Serafima popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2010

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
8
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
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Serafima by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
13 births that decade — 72% of Serafima's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Serafima?
18 babies have been named Serafima since 2010. It currently ranks #16799 among girls. The peak year was 2016 with 8 births.
When was Serafima most popular?
Serafima was most popular in the 2010s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Serafima been used?
Serafima has been recorded in Social Security data since 2010, spanning 15 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Serafima?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Serenity, Serena, Serina, Seraphina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2010–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.