Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Sarafina isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sarafina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 754
- 0 boys · 754 girls
- Most popular year
- 1993
- 44 babies
- 2025
- 20
- #6,078 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −21%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 20 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,078 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 21.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 44 in 1993. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 705 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Sarafina’s family of names
Sarafina may belong to the same name family as SARAFINNA. This is a tentative spelling connection.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Sarafina
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Sarafina, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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“one who is pure; virginal”
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“a legendary princess”
>99% girls
Shayna
“beautiful” · “a beautiful woman”
>99% girls
Shaina
“beautiful” · “a beautiful woman”
>99% girls