Boys' name · since 1912
Serafino
Since 1912, U.S. Social Security records show 272 babies named Serafino, peaking in 1915. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,201 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 272
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Serafino is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 272 have been recorded since 1912.
Social Security Administration records show Serafino recorded 272 times among boys since 1912, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2023.
- #11,201 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 272 born since 1912
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Serafino ranks #11,201 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 272 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.
- #11,201 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 272
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Serafino's 272 recorded births place it above 75.36% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Serafino's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Serafino splits its recorded history at 1928: 40% of all births land in the more recent half, 60% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1931 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1915 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Serafino popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2023
- Peak year (1915)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Serafino by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (104 births, 38% of the file).
1920s was Serafino's strongest decade.
104 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Serafino births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
80 births
- 1920s
1920s
104 births
- 1930s
1930s
60 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 104 births (38% of all-time use).
Serafino by state
Where Serafino concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 41 | 15.1% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 2.2% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 5 | 1.8% |
41 of 272 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Serafino's data
- Serafino's decade-level peak was the 1920s (104 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Serafinos (41 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Serafino: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1912–2023 (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 Serafino 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.