Boys' name · since 1915
Serafin
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 1,782 babies named Serafin, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,551 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,154 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,782
- born since 1915
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Serafin is the #4154 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,782 recorded since 1915.
Serafin has 1,782 recorded births among boys since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4154 as of the latest data, more common than 70% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.
- #3,551 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,154 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,782 born since 1915
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Serafin ranks #3,551 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,154 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,782 born since 1915, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,551 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,154 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,782
- born since 1915
- 2000s
- peak decade
Serafin's 1,782 recorded births place it above 92.19% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Serafin compares
1,782 Top 23% higher than 77% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Serafin's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Serafin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,782 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 34 | 22,252 |
Serafin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Serafin splits its recorded history at 1971: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1946 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 33 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Serafin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Serafin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (259 births, 15% of the file).
2000s was Serafin's strongest decade.
259 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Serafin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 39
1910s
39 births
- 1920s
1920s
132 births
- 1930s
1930s
110 births
- 1940s 93
1940s
93 births
- 1950s
1950s
119 births
- 1960s
1960s
155 births
- 1970s
1970s
168 births
- 1980s
1980s
215 births
- 1990s
1990s
243 births
- 2000s
2000s
259 births
- 2010s
2010s
155 births
- 2020s 94
2020s
94 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 259 births (15% of all-time use).
How Serafin compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Serafin's total volume
Serafin by state
Where Serafin concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 344 | 19.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 166 | 9.3% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 21 | 1.2% |
| #4 | New York | | 13 | 0.7% |
| #5 | New Mexico | | 10 | 0.6% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 7 | 0.4% |
344 of 1,782 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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- Serafin's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (259 total births) through the 2020s (94) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Serafins (344 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Serafin: 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 (~110 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, 1915–2025 (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 Serafin 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.