Seraphina
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- se-ra-FEE-na
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #672 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #599 for girls
Seraphina is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “fiery, burning one”. In 2025 it ranked 672nd for girls in the UK (61 babies) and 599th for girls in the US (489 babies).
What does Seraphina mean?
Hebrew: via Latin, from seraphim
“fiery, burning one”
From the seraphim, the six-winged burning angels of Isaiah's vision in the Bible.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Seraphina a girl's or a boy's name?
Seraphina is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 61 girls in the UK and 489 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Seraphina in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #672among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 61about 1 in 4,600 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 23% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 61 girls in the UK were named Seraphina, making it the 672nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,147th.
2025 had the most girls named Seraphina of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Seraphina in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 85 girls in the UK were given Seraphina or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #501, up from #672 for this spelling alone.
- Seraphina 61
- Serafina 24
Among girls in 2025, it was 634th in England and Wales.
Seraphina in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 61 | #672 |
| 2024 | 25 | #1,356 |
| 2023 | 36 | #1,030 |
| 2022 | 33 | #1,091 |
| 2021 | 33 | #1,109 |
| 2020 | 31 | #1,147 |
| 2019 | 39 | #981 |
| 2018 | 29 | #1,237 |
| 2017 | 32 | #1,150 |
| 2016 | 28 | #1,291 |
| 2015 | 26 | #1,353 |
| 2014 | 24 | #1,418 |
| 2013 | 30 | #1,218 |
| 2012 | 32 | #1,150 |
| 2011 | 22 | #1,467 |
| 2010 | 18 | #1,694 |
| 2009 | 15 | #1,848 |
| 2008 | 12 | #2,156 |
| 2007 | 11 | #2,198 |
| 2006 | 11 | #2,119 |
| 2005 | 10 | #2,206 |
| 2004 | 10 | #2,064 |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 7 | #2,436 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,907 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
| 1996 | 6 | #2,469 |
How popular is Seraphina in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #599among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 489about 1 in 3,300 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 70% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 489 girls in the US were named Seraphina, making it the 599th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,271st. It first appears in the records in 1916.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had the most girls named Seraphina of any year since it first appeared, in 1916.
Half of all the girls named Seraphina in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 734 girls in the US were given Seraphina or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #443, up from #599 for this spelling alone.
- Seraphina 489
- Serafina 245
Seraphina in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 489 | #599 |
| 2024 | 363 | #775 |
| 2023 | 267 | #967 |
| 2022 | 247 | #1,034 |
| 2021 | 231 | #1,081 |
| 2020 | 176 | #1,271 |
| 2019 | 258 | #1,000 |
| 2018 | 225 | #1,099 |
| 2017 | 204 | #1,197 |
| 2016 | 212 | #1,179 |
| 2015 | 204 | #1,215 |
| 2014 | 175 | #1,341 |
| 2013 | 174 | #1,338 |
| 2012 | 151 | #1,491 |
| 2011 | 153 | #1,463 |
| 2010 | 108 | #1,873 |
| 2009 | 88 | #2,227 |
| 2008 | 50 | #3,315 |
| 2007 | 30 | #4,806 |
| 2006 | 32 | #4,462 |
| 2005 | 31 | #4,369 |
| 2004 | 33 | #4,168 |
| 2003 | 17 | #6,571 |
| 2002 | 28 | #4,377 |
| 2001 | 17 | #6,317 |
| 2000 | 16 | #6,481 |
| 1999 | 15 | #6,478 |
| 1998 | 8 | #10,116 |
| 1997 | 10 | #8,329 |
| 1996 | 11 | #7,569 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 12 | #7,091 |
| 1993 | 5 | #13,435 |
| 1992 | 6 | #11,730 |
| 1991 | 7 | #10,263 |
| 1990 | 5 | #12,952 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 6 | #10,381 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #10,417 |
| 1983 | 8 | #7,310 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 10 | #6,321 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 6 | #3,917 |
Nicknames for Seraphina
- Sera 10 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Seraphina
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Eliana Safa Ariella Isabella Arabella Sienna Raya Ayra Liyana Syeda Amara Amira
Other spellings of Seraphina
Names related to Seraphina
More Hebrew names
Noah Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias Mateo
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Seraphina: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/seraphina, updated 20 October 2026.