Recorded 1916–2025 Unisex name Peak 1919 26 births

Seraphin — boys' name

26 babies named Seraphin in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s111920s102020s5

The verdict

26 boys have been named Seraphin since 1916, peaking in the 1910s, last recorded in 2025.

26
total births
1916–2025
years on record
1910s
peak decade
42%
born in that decade
1910s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Seraphin was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

6 babies were named Seraphin in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Seraphin

The Social Security Administration has registered 26 babies named Seraphin between 1916 and 2025, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Seraphin currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 6 babies received it in a single year. Seraphin is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 2006.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Seraphin performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Seraphin shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Seraphin 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 26 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.

Seraphin at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

26

Since 1916

110 years of records

Peak year

1919

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

1916

Recorded for 110 years

Last year on file: 2025

Seraphin popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–1916

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (1919)
6
Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
4.555.566.5 20251923192119191916 5

Seraphin popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 2006 (Seraphin as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2006 5

Seraphin by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
11 births that decade — 42% of Seraphin's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Seraphin?
26 babies have been named Seraphin since 1916. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 1919 with 6 births.
When was Seraphin most popular?
Seraphin was most popular in the 1910s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
Is Seraphin a unisex name?
Yes, Seraphin is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 26 births, and as a girl's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Seraphin been used?
Seraphin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 110 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Seraphin?
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.

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, 1916–2025 (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.