Serafina: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “fiery; burning one”
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Say it
- ser-uh-FEE-nuh · 4 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
From Late Latin Seraphina, ultimately from Hebrew seraphim, the fiery heavenly beings. Serafina is the Italian and Spanish form; Seraphina is the more common English spelling.
How popular is Serafina?
Babies named Serafina in 2024190
2024 rank#1,230 girls
Peak year2024
Total US babies since 18803,463
Serafina is rising: use over the last five years is 1.7× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Serafina
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Serafina questions
What does the name Serafina mean?
Serafina means "fiery; burning one". It comes from Hebrew. From Late Latin Seraphina, ultimately from Hebrew seraphim, the fiery heavenly beings. Serafina is the Italian and Spanish form; Seraphina is the more common English spelling.
Is Serafina a boy or girl name?
Serafina is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Serafina?
190 US babies were named Serafina in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.
How do you pronounce Serafina?
Serafina is usually pronounced ser-uh-FEE-nuh.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.