Serafim
A Hebrew name meaning "fiery, burning one". It stays rare in Poland: around 120 men carry it, and most Poles have never met one.
Serafim Pronunciation
Serafim is pronounced se-RAH-feem (/sɛˈrafim/).
What Serafim means
Where Serafim comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Serafim begins in Hebrew, in the word saraph, whose plural seraphim named the burning angels of the Book of Isaiah. The short meaning is fiery, the burning one, and the Polish gloss płomienny, ognisty keeps that heat.
In Russia the name found a face. Serafim of Sarov, the monk who died in 1833, became one of the most beloved saints of the Orthodox Church, and many boys were named for him. The Polish ear knows the name in a softer form, Serafin, and turns it feminine as Serafina.
A boy called Serafim carries an angel's name and a fire's meaning. On an official form at the urząd, the clerk might pause before the final m. The name does not soften. Serafin, Serafina, Serafim open three doors into the same burning word.
How many people are named Serafim
1 in 177885 men in Poland is named Serafim. 120 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #3076 among male names.
Serafim's popularity over time
Fewer than 2 boys were given the name in 2025. It has been climbing since 2025.
Where parents choose Serafim
Serafim is most popular in Silesian, 850% above the national average (2 boys born 2019–2025).
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Silesian
+850%1 in 113,792 babies
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Silesian+850% 2 born1 in 113,792 babies+850%
Serafim as a middle name
Serafim is a first name for 120 men in Poland and a middle name for another 5, a 96/4 split. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 5014th, between Seifu (5) and Sergei (5).
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#5012 Seid5
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#5013 Seifu5
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#5014 Serafim5
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#5015 Sergei5
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#5016 Sergej5