Given name & surname
Sera
“a seraph; a heavenly winged angel”
Sera is a variant of Serafina. One Latin interpretation is “a seraph; a heavenly winged angel.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Sera is a variant of Serafina. One Latin interpretation is “a seraph; a heavenly winged angel.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Sera is a variant of Serafina. An origin associated with Serafina is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1954. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sera through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,616
- 0 boys · 1,616 girls
- Most popular year
- 1997
- 76 babies
- 2025
- 20
- #6,082 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −19%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 20 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,082 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 19.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 76 in 1997. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,990 as a first name in 2020; 954 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Sera’s family of names
Sera has a related form in Serafina. In Greek usage, Sera as a surname is a transliteration of Σερά.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Sera
- Sera KutlubeyTurkish actor (born 1997)
- Sera AzumaJapanese fencerborn 1999
- Sera GambleAmerican television producer and writerborn 1983
- Sera KadıgilTurkish attorney and statesperson (born 1984)
- Sera CahooneAmerican singer-songwriterborn 1975
- Sera WatanabeJapanese association football playerborn 2003
- Kunzang Dekyong WangmoLama (1892-1940)
- Sera MarkoffAmerican physicist (born 1971)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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