US rank #5461 Boys' name Peak 1993 1,757 births

Serafin — #5461 US boys' name

1,757 babies named Serafin in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s391920s1321930s1101940s931950s1191960s1551970s1681980s2151990s2432000s2592010s1552020s69
#5461
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 62% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

15% of everyone ever named Serafin was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

33 babies were named Serafin in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Serafin

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,757 babies named Serafin between 1915 and 2024, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Serafin currently holds the #5461 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 33 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Serafin performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 259 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Serafin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 336 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Serafin in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Serafin 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 1,757 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.

Serafin at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,757

Since 1915

110 years of records

Peak year

1993

33 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#5,461

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1915

Recorded for 110 years

Last year on file: 2024

Serafin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1915

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1993)
33
Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
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Serafin by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
259 births that decade — 15% of Serafin's all-time total
1910s391920s1321930s1101940s931950s1191960s1551970s1681980s2151990s2432000s2592010s1552020s69

Serafin by state

Where Serafin concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Serafin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
336 19.1%
#2 Texas
160 9.1%
#3 Illinois
21 1.2%
#4 New York
13 0.7%
#5 New Mexico
10 0.6%
#6 New Jersey
7 0.4%
California share of Serafin's total US births 19.1%
Even split

336 of 1,757 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Serafin?
1,757 babies have been named Serafin since 1915. It currently ranks #5461 among boys. The peak year was 1993 with 33 births.
When was Serafin most popular?
Serafin was most popular in the 2000s decade with 259 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Serafin most popular?
The top states for the name Serafin are California (336 births), Texas (160 births), Illinois (21 births).
How long has the name Serafin been used?
Serafin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 110 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Serafin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sergio, Servando, Serge, Serjio, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1915–2024 (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.