Recorded 1912–2023 Boys' name Peak 1915 272 births

Serafino — boys' name

272 babies named Serafino in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s801920s1041930s601950s51960s112000s52020s7
1920s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Serafino was born in this single decade.

1915
Single peak year

15 babies were named Serafino in 1915 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Serafino

The Social Security Administration has registered 272 babies named Serafino between 1912 and 2023, spanning 112 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Serafino currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1915, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Serafino performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 104 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Serafino shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 41 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Serafino in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Serafino 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 272 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.

Serafino at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

272

Since 1912

112 years of records

Peak year

1915

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1912

Recorded for 112 years

Last year on file: 2023

Serafino popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1912

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1915)
15
Annual births at peak — across 112 years of records
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Serafino by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
104 births that decade — 38% of Serafino's all-time total
1910s801920s1041930s601950s51960s112000s52020s7

Serafino by state

Where Serafino concentrates geographically — total births since 1912

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Serafino
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%
New York share of Serafino's total US births 15.1%
Even split

41 of 272 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Serafino?
272 babies have been named Serafino since 1912. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1915 with 15 births.
When was Serafino most popular?
Serafino was most popular in the 1920s decade with 104 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
Where is Serafino most popular?
The top states for the name Serafino are New York (41 births), Pennsylvania (6 births), New Jersey (5 births).
How long has the name Serafino been used?
Serafino has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 112 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Serafino?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sergio, Servando, Serafin, Serge, 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, 1912–2023 (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.