Serafina

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?

202457.0 per million US babies
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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.

  • Elizabethmy God is an oath · Hebrew
  • Elianamy God has answered · Hebrew
  • Abigailmy father is joy · Hebrew
  • Naomipleasantness · Hebrew
  • Hannahgrace; favor · Hebrew
  • Maryuncertain, traditionally beloved or bitter · Hebrew
  • Delilahdelicate · Hebrew
  • Leahweary; uncertain · Hebrew

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.