Serafyma
A Ukrainian name with Hebrew roots, meaning the fiery or burning one, after the seraphim. Barely over a hundred women in Poland carry it, so most Poles have never met one.
Serafyma Pronunciation
Serafyma is pronounced se-rah-FIH-mah (/sɛraˈfɨma/).
What Serafyma means
Where Serafyma comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Serafyma is the Ukrainian form of a name rooted in Hebrew. The root śaraf means to burn, and from it come the seraphim, the fiery angels who cry above the throne in Isaiah's vision. In that vision they have six wings and stand wrapped in fire. The meaning behind Serafyma is a burning one. The masculine form is Serafin.
The name reached Ukrainian families through the Orthodox world. Serafim of Sarov, a monk who died in 1833, became one of the most venerated saints of the Russian church, and his name passed its flame into the feminine Serafima and the Ukrainian Serafyma. The variant Serafina softens the ending and turns up across Poland and Italy alike.
In a Polish class register today, Serafyma can sit beside a Zofia and a Maja without much fuss. Children rarely need the etymology to feel the sound. The name still means what it meant in Isaiah: a burning one, kin to the seraphim.
How many people are named Serafyma
1 in 172090 women in Poland is named Serafyma. 131 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #2908 among female names.
Serafyma's popularity over time
Fewer than 2 girls were given the name in 2025. It has been climbing since 2025.
Serafyma as a middle name
Serafyma is a first name for 131 women in Poland and a middle name for another 2, a 98/2 split. In the women's middle-name ranking it sits 6713th, between Serafia (2) and Seraj (2).
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#6711 Sepideh2
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#6712 Serafia2
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#6713 Serafyma2
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#6714 Seraj2
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#6715 Seray2