Serafina

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Serafina: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Serafina: Recorded since 1996, it reached #1,681 in 2017, and it stood at #2,253 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
25times a registrar ranked it
29years from first to last
#1681highest recorded position
5groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Girls

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2024

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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#3126
1997	#3824
1999	#3900
2000	#2746
2001	#3262
2004	#3197
2006	#2509
2007	#3218
2008	#1914
2009	#3031
2010	#2235
2011	#3185
2012	#3285
2013	#1864
2014	#2862
2015	#1961
2016	#2547
2017	#1681
2018	#2187
2019	#1782
2020	#2300
2021	#2073
2022	#1948
2023	#1959
2024	#2253

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in 25 of the 29 years from 1996 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 1996–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #3126 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #1681 among girls in England and Wales, in 2017 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2253 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls

Serafina by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Serafina in England and Wales · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	10	3 of 10	3
2000s	48	7 of 10	7
2010s	118	10 of 10	12
2020sbusiest	64	5 of 10	13

Across England and Wales · Girls, the 2020s were its busiest decade — the 5 years of it this list covers, averaging 13 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Serafina appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1681 in England and Wales in 2017.

Serafina's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	female	#2253	12	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	female	#1959	14	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	female	#1948	14	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	female	#2073	13	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	female	#2300	11	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	female	#1782	16	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	female	#2187	12	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	female	#1681	18	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	female	#2547	10	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	female	#1961	14	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	female	#2862	8	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	female	#1864	15	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	female	#3285	7	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	female	#3185	7	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	female	#2235	11	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	female	#3031	7	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	female	#1914	13	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	female	#3218	6	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	female	#2509	8	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	female	#3197	5	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	female	#3262	4	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	female	#2746	5	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	female	#3900	3	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	female	#3824	3	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	female	#3126	4	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1996 and 2024, ranked in 25 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,681, first reached in 2017.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 18 births, registered in England and Wales in 2017.

Its record falls into 4 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 2 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

4decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 4 decades →
19 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years10 to 19 unbroken years →
4separate stretches the record falls into4 separate stretches →
2 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period2 to 3 years missing →
#2,253position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
18births registered in its largest year, 2017Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

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Serafim · #2488, 10y
Serah · #483, 16y
Seraphina · #936, 28y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Bahar · #1681, 26y
Bobby-Joe · #1683, 22y
Hamilton · #1683, 21y
Marcelo · #1683, 24y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Bahar · #1681, 26y
Bobby-Joe · #1683, 22y
Hamilton · #1683, 21y
Marcelo · #1683, 24y

Serafina and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Serafina without appearing here.

Serafina moved ahead of

Cecilie Compare
In 2012 they stood at #3185 and #2636 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2013 that had become #1864 and #5742.
Kristine Compare
In 2012 they stood at #3285 and #2969 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2013 that had become #1864 and #5742.
Kirsten Compare
In 2018 they stood at #2187 and #1977 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2019 that had become #1782 and #5591.
Finley Compare
In 2014 they stood at #2862 and #2862 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2015 that had become #1961 and #5730.

Moved ahead of Serafina

Eabha Compare
In 2019 they stood at #1782 and #2458 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2020 that had become #2300 and #1313.
Fiadh Compare
In 2017 they stood at #1681 and #2502 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2018 that had become #2187 and #1436.
Noah Compare
In 2023 they stood at #1959 and #3218 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2024 that had become #2253 and #1743.
Rory Compare
In 2021 they stood at #2073 and #2201 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2022 that had become #1948 and #1452.

Moved the opposite way to Serafina

Josefine Compare
Between 1999 and 2023 in England and Wales · Girls, Serafina went from #3900 to #1959 while Josefine went from #3225 to #5687.

Moved the same way as Serafina

Blake Compare
Between 1997 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Serafina went from #3824 to #2253 and Blake from #3824 to #432.
Ezra Compare
Between 1997 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Serafina went from #3824 to #2253 and Ezra from #3824 to #1302.
Frida Compare
Between 1999 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Serafina went from #3900 to #2253 and Frida from #3900 to #811.
Meabh Compare
Between 1999 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Serafina went from #3900 to #2253 and Meabh from #3225 to #952.

What's not yet available

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Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1681 in England and Wales in 2017. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Serafina

Serafina at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Serafina by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Serafina appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

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Also first recorded in the 1990s

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Serafina at a glance

Serafina by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Serafina appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Serafina and the names beside it

Serafina moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Serafina

Moved the opposite way to Serafina

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