Girl’s name · French, Hebrew

Seraphine

How to say it: seh-ruh-FEEN · /ˌserəˈfiːn/

From Hebrew 'seraphim' meaning 'fiery, burning ones' - French feminine form long used in art and literature.

Seraphine was the 2,148th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 56 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up 2.0-fold in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #1,459 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#2,148for girls in 2025
1 in 59,202US babies
56born in 2025
#1,459projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Seraphine
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#2,148
Babies born in 202556
Share of births1 in 59,202
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years×2.0
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#1,459
In France, 2025#1,126 among girls’ names, 20 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Seraphine is climbing: the 2020s are already its best decade.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 25 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Sera
  • Phina
  • Sephie

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Seraphine is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, French, Hebrew.

In France: #1,126 for girls in 2025.

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