Given name & surname
Seraphine
“a seraph; a heavenly winged angel”
Seraphine is a variant of Serafina. One Latin interpretation is “a seraph; a heavenly winged angel.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Seraphine is a variant of Serafina. One Latin interpretation is “a seraph; a heavenly winged angel.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Seraphine 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 1892. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Seraphine through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 761
- 10 boys · 751 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 56 babies
- 2025
- 56
- #2,993 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +57%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 56 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,993 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 56.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (11). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 539 as a first name in 2020; 139 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.
Seraphine’s family of names
Seraphine has a related form in Serafina. In German usage, Seraphine has a related form in Seraphina. In English usage, Seraphine was borrowed from the French form Séraphine.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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