Séraphin
How to say it: say-rah-FAN · /seʁaˈfɛ̃/
Burning ones - French form of Latin Seraphinus from Hebrew seraphim, name of angels.
Séraphin was the 12,495th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 5 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1910s, its births are up 2.0-fold in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #10,873 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among boys’ names, 2025 | #12,495 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 5 |
| Share of births | 1 in 663,068 |
| Peak decade | 1910s |
| Change over 10 years | ×2.0 |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #10,873 |
| In France, 2025 | #1,000 among boys’ names, 25 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Séraphin peaked in the 1910s and is less common today.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Séraphin is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in English, French, Hebrew.
In France: #1,000 for boys in 2025.
Famous people named Séraphin
- Séraphin Couvreur (1835–1919)French Jesuit missionary and sinologist
- Séraphin Olivier-Razali (1538–1609)French cardinal
- Séraphin François Rouamba (born 1942)Burkinabé archbishop
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