Serafima

A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning ardent, fiery; a form of Seraphina.

Babies a year
4
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#4867
4 babies

Serafima by the numbers

In 2025, 4 babies in England and Wales were named Serafima.

Its American peak was 8 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.

Other names that come from Seraphina

Like Serafima, each of these traces back to Seraphina: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • Seraphinefiery or burning ones; form of Seraphina7 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Seraserenity; a form of Seraphina10 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Saraphinaardent, fiery; a form of Seraphina11 in the US (2017)

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Serafima. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Serafinaardent, fiery; a form of Seraphina24 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Sarafinaardent or burning; possibly from Seraphina4 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Seraphinaardent or burning one; from seraph61 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Seraphimburning ones; fiery angels; plural of seraph12 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean fire

Like Serafima, each of these has fire in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Reeseardent or fiery; a form of Rhys2,106 in the US (2017)
  • Mckennason of ceannaidh; fire-born or headstrong; a form of McKenna1,247 in the US (2017)
  • Makennason of ceannaidh; fire-born or headstrong; a form of McKenna971 in the US (2017)
  • Blazeflame, fire289 in the US (2017)
  • Enashining fire or brilliance10 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Nurimy light; my fire40 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Serafima

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