Unisex name · since 1916
Seraphin
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.
- #27,071 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,135 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 26
- born since 1916
- 1910s
- peak decade
Yes -- Seraphin is the #12135 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 26 recorded since 1916.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Seraphin has been recorded 26 times among boys since 1916, currently ranked #12135 nationally and more common than 13% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2025.
- #27,071 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,135 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 26 born since 1916
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Seraphin ranks #27,071 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,135 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 26 born since 1916, peaking in the 1910s.
- #27,071 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,135 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 26
- born since 1916
- 1910s
- peak decade
Seraphin's 26 recorded births place it above 40.35% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Seraphin compares
26 10th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Seraphin's all-time total is 93% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Seraphin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 26 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 6 | 34 | 22,252 |
Seraphin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Seraphin splits its recorded history at 1921: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1916 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1919 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Seraphin popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025
- Peak year (1919)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Seraphin popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2006 (Seraphin as girls' name)
Seraphin by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (11 births, 42% of the file).
1910s was Seraphin's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Seraphin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
11 births
- 1920s
1920s
10 births
- 2020s
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 11 births (42% of all-time use).
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- Seraphin's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 2020s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Seraphin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~109 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, 1916–2025 (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 Seraphin 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.