Girls' name · since 1901
Serafina
Serafina has 3,712 recorded births since 1901 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,135 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,022 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,712
- born since 1901
- 2010s
- peak decade
Serafina currently ranks #1022 among girls' names in America, with 3,712 babies recorded since 1901.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Serafina has been recorded 3,712 times among girls since 1901, currently ranked #1022 nationally and more common than 94% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1901 to 2025.
- #3,135 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,022 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,712 born since 1901
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Serafina ranks #3,135 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,022 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,712 born since 1901, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,135 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,022 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,712
- born since 1901
- 2010s
- peak decade
Serafina's 3,712 recorded births place it above 95.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Serafina compares
3,712 Top 16% higher than 84% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Serafina's all-time total is 10x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Serafina | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,712 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 245 | 21 | 19,840 |
Serafina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Serafina's SSA record in two at 1969 and the more recent half accounts for 83% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 17%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1903, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 245, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Serafina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1901–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 245
- Annual births at peak, across 125 years of records
Serafina by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,174 births, 32% of the file).
2010s was Serafina's strongest decade.
1,174 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Serafina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 33
1900s
33 births
- 1910s 111
1910s
111 births
- 1920s 196
1920s
196 births
- 1930s 91
1930s
91 births
- 1940s 73
1940s
73 births
- 1950s 40
1950s
40 births
- 1960s 89
1960s
89 births
- 1970s 87
1970s
87 births
- 1980s 88
1980s
88 births
- 1990s 175
1990s
175 births
- 2000s 469
2000s
469 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,174 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,086 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,174 births (32% of all-time use).
How Serafina compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Serafina's total volume
Serafina by state
Where Serafina concentrates geographically, total births since 1901
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 591 | 15.9% |
| #2 | California | | 391 | 10.5% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 236 | 6.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 134 | 3.6% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 123 | 3.3% |
| #6 | Texas | | 91 | 2.5% |
| #7 | Massachusetts | | 73 | 2.0% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 69 | 1.9% |
591 of 3,712 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Serafina appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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- Serafina's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,174 total births) through the 2020s (1,086) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Serafinas (591 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Serafina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~124 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, 1901–2025 (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 Serafina 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.