Seraphina

Meaning: Burning ones
Origin: Latin — From the seraphim, angels named in the Bible

Girl's name · #600 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Seraphina is climbing: on the charts since 1916, it reached #600 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 490 girls given the name last year. Roughly 4,100 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 29 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#634 in England & Wales (2025) · #732 in Austria (2025) · #799 in Canada (2025) · #1,200 in Sweden (2025) · #1,376 in Switzerland (2025) · #21,279 in Italy (2023) · #7,153 in France (2021).

Famous Seraphinas

Seraphina Sforza — Italian beatified nun (1434–1478)
Seraphina Beh — English actress (born 1994)
Seraphina Nyauma — Kenyan javelin thrower (born 1965)

In stories & tradition

Seraphina Picquery — Witch in the Harry Potter universe

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Serafina (#1024), Seraphina would rank around #424 with about 730 births last year — the newborns split about 67/33 between Seraphina and Serafina.

Similar names: Serafina · Jovie · Serene · Katalina · Ellianna · Josephina

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