Given name & surname
Serafin
“the burning ones; heavenly winged angels”
Serafin is a variant of Seraphim. One Hebrew interpretation is “the burning ones; heavenly winged angels.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Serafin is a variant of Seraphim. One Hebrew interpretation is “the burning ones; heavenly winged angels.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Serafin is a variant of Seraphim. An origin associated with Seraphim is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Serafin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,782
- 1,782 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1993
- 33 babies
- 2025
- 25
- #4,232 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +32%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 25 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,232 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 32.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 33 in 1993. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (8). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,513 as a first name in 2020; 4,281 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.
Serafin’s family of names
In Polish usage, Serafin has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Serafino. Serafin has a related form in Seraphim. In Polish usage, Serafin has a conventional equivalent in the English form Seraphim.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Serafin has relatives in 4 languages.
4 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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 Serafin
- Serafin WiestnerSwiss biathleteborn 1990
- Serafino Raffaele MinichCroatian-Italian mathematician (1808-1883)
- SerafimFinnish priest (1879–1959)
- Serafin BarojaSpanish writer1840–1912
- SeraphinBelarusian Orthodox bishopborn 1973
- Seraphim of VyritsaRussian monk and saint of the Russian Orthodox Church1866–1949
- Serafin SzotaPolish association football playerborn 1999
- Serafin1881–1950
- Seraphim TsujieJapanese clergyman (born 1951)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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