girl's name
Seraphine
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 4
- Letters 9
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 3,585
Seraphine is a girl's name with 4 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 56 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in France in 1908, when 80 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use in France.
- First appears in birth records in 1900.
- 4 syllables, with the stress on syllable 3.
Seraphine over time
Births per decade in France, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2015, not a full ten years. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2015, not a full ten years.
Show the numbers
| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 670 |
| 1910s | 450 |
| 1920s | 425 |
| 1930s | 205 |
| 1940s | 75 |
| 1950s | 80 |
| 1960s | 45 |
| 1970s | 30 |
| 1980s | 50 |
| 1990s | 70 |
| 2000s | 170 |
| 2010s (to 2015) | 290 |
| 2020s (to 2015) | 145 |
How popular is Seraphine?
In 2015, Seraphine was given to 5 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Seraphine is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Seraphine is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Séraphine | Séraphine is Seraphine written with an acute accent in France, and the spelling parents there overwhelmingly choose: it ranks #1,515 in France, against #6,863 for Seraphine. | 395 |
Names that peaked alongside Seraphine
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Seraphine also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Seraphine over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Seraphine
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Seraphine — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Seraphine
How popular is the name Seraphine?
In 2015, Seraphine was given to 5 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Seraphine a girl's or a boy's name?
Seraphine is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Seraphine?
Seraphine has 4 syllables.
When was Seraphine most popular?
Seraphine peaked in 1908, when 80 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.
Is Seraphine a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Seraphine currently ranks #1,515 in France. It has largely dropped out of use. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.