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Sarafina

Recorded 1914–2025 · United States

Sarafina was most popular in 1993, when 44 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,466 that year. In 2025 it ranked #10,279, with 20 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 754 people named Sarafina.

Most popular in1993
Rank that year#4,466
Births that year44
Total since 1880754
Given to100% girls

Sarafina over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Sarafina’s peak in 1993. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Sarafina a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Sarafina is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 754 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org