Given name
Seraphim
“the burning ones; heavenly winged angels”
Seraphim is used as a given name. One Hebrew interpretation is “the burning ones; heavenly winged angels.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “the burning ones; heavenly winged angels.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1923. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Seraphim through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 339
- 115 boys · 224 girls
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 23 babies
- 2025
- 19
- #8,136 for boys · #10,782 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +36%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 8,136 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. It also appeared in 9 birth records for girls in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 329 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.
Seraphim’s family of names
In English usage, Seraphim has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Serafin. Seraphim has a related form in Serafin. Seraphim has a related form in Serafim.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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 Seraphim
- Seraphim of SarovRussian Saint and Wonderworker1754–1833
- Seraphim of AthensGreek archbishop (1913-1998)
- Serafim VechkanovErzyan writer, poet1914–1965
- Seraphim of VyritsaRussian monk and saint of the Russian Orthodox Church1866–1949
- Seraphim TsujieJapanese clergyman (born 1951)
- Seraphim RorisGreek cleric, metropolitan of Karystos and Skyrosborn 1929
- Seraphim GlushakovRussian Orthodox bishop (1969–2020)
- Seraphim NikitinRussian Orthodox bishop (1905–1979)
- Serafim YushkovSoviet historian (1888–1952)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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