How Many People Are Named Sarafina?
An estimated 687 people in the United States have the first name Sarafina. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Sarafina peaked in popularity in 1993 with 44 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sarafina as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Sarafina paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
687
About 1 in 498,915 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
1993
44 births
Total Registered
734
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sarafina
Sarafina is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 734 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sarafina as a female name
Ranked #7,176 in 2024
16 female births in 2024
Peak: 1993 (44 births)
Sarafina: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sarafina span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 219 babies were registered. While Sarafina is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Sarafina by Decade
How has Sarafina tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Sarafina by State
Birth registrations for Sarafina span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Florida. The lowest are in Texas, Florida, California. On average, about 16 Sarafinas were registered per state.
Sarafina + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sarafina as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Sarafina: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sarafina?
We estimate approximately 687 people named Sarafina are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 498,915 Americans share this first name.
Is Sarafina a common name?
Sarafina is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 734 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sarafina most popular?
Sarafina reached peak popularity in 1993, when 44 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sarafina is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sarafina a female name?
Sarafina is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sarafina Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sarafina Smith, Sarafina Johnson, Sarafina Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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