Given name
Seraphina
“a seraph; a heavenly winged angel”
Seraphina is a variant of Serafina. One Latin interpretation is “a seraph; a heavenly winged angel.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Seraphina is a variant of Serafina. One Latin interpretation is “a seraph; a heavenly winged angel.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Seraphina is a variant of Serafina. An origin associated with Serafina is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
From Latin Seraphina, built from English Seraphin + -a.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1916. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Seraphina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,093
- 0 boys · 4,093 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 489 babies
- 2025
- 489
- #600 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +49%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 489 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 600 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 48.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (49). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,173 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.
Seraphina’s family of names
Seraphina has an affectionate form in Sima. Seraphina shares a linguistic root with Serafima. Seraphina has a related form in Serafina.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Seraphina has relatives in 9 languages.
8 related names in 9 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 6
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 11
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Saraphinaequivalent
- Seraphimaequivalent
- SerafineFrench
- Serafinohas masculine form
- Serafimacognate
- ΣεραφίναGreek
- Seraphiaequivalent
- Серафи́маRussian
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