US rank #1230 Girls' name Peak 2024 3,463 births

Serafina — #1230 US girls' name

3,463 babies named Serafina in U.S. Social Security records since 1901, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#1230
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 93% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Serafina was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

190 babies were named Serafina in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Serafina

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,463 babies named Serafina between 1901 and 2024, spanning 124 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Serafina currently holds the #1230 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 190 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Serafina performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,173 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Serafina shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 543 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Serafina in 17 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Serafina 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 3,463 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.

Serafina at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,463

Since 1901

124 years of records

Peak year

2024

190 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,230

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1901

Recorded for 124 years

Last year on file: 2024

Serafina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1901

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
190
Annual births at peak — across 124 years of records
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Serafina by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,173 births that decade — 34% of Serafina's all-time total
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Serafina by state

Where Serafina concentrates geographically — total births since 1901

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Serafina
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
543 15.7%
#2 California
369 10.7%
#3 New Jersey
205 5.9%
#4 Florida
119 3.4%
#5 Pennsylvania
117 3.4%
#6 Texas
69 2.0%
#7 Massachusetts
66 1.9%
#8 Illinois
54 1.6%
New York share of Serafina's total US births 15.7%
Even split

543 of 3,463 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.

Serafina appears in 17 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Serafina?
3,463 babies have been named Serafina since 1901. It currently ranks #1230 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 190 births.
When was Serafina most popular?
Serafina was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,173 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Serafina most popular?
The top states for the name Serafina are New York (543 births), California (369 births), New Jersey (205 births).
How long has the name Serafina been used?
Serafina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1901, spanning 124 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Serafina?
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, 1901–2024 (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.