Girls' name · since 1916
Seraphina
Since 1916, U.S. Social Security records show 4,093 babies named Seraphina, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,942 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #599 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,093
- born since 1916
- 2010s
- peak decade
Seraphina currently ranks #599 among girls' names in America, with 4,093 babies recorded since 1916.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Seraphina has been recorded 4,093 times among girls since 1916, currently ranked #599 nationally and more common than 97% 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 1916 to 2025.
- #2,942 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #599 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,093 born since 1916
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Seraphina ranks #2,942 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #599 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,093 born since 1916, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,942 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #599 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,093
- born since 1916
- 2010s
- peak decade
Seraphina's 4,093 recorded births place it above 95.93% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
35 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Seraphina compares
4,093 Top 15% higher than 85% 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
Seraphina's all-time total is 11x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Seraphina | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,093 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 489 | 21 | 19,840 |
Seraphina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Seraphina's full recorded timeline at 2006, 94% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 6% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1984, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 489 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Seraphina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 489
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Seraphina by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,864 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Seraphina's strongest decade.
1,864 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Seraphina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1980s 29
1980s
29 births
- 1990s 79
1990s
79 births
- 2000s 342
2000s
342 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,864 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,773 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,864 births (46% of all-time use).
How Seraphina 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 Seraphina's total volume
Seraphina by state
Where Seraphina concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 449 | 11.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 304 | 7.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 279 | 6.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 243 | 5.9% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 189 | 4.6% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 109 | 2.7% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 108 | 2.6% |
| #8 | Washington | | 99 | 2.4% |
449 of 4,093 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.
Seraphina appears in 35 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Seraphina's data
- Seraphina's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,864 total births) through the 2020s (1,773) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Seraphinas (449 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Seraphina: 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 (~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 Seraphina 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.