US rank #7784 Boys' name Peak 1972 1,619 births

Serge — #7784 US boys' name

1,619 babies named Serge in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s421920s541930s771940s1081950s1811960s2041970s2431980s2331990s1722000s1392010s1312020s35
#7784
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 45% of names given to boys today.

1970s
Peak decade

15% of everyone ever named Serge was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

39 babies were named Serge in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Serge

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,619 babies named Serge between 1914 and 2024, spanning 111 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Serge currently holds the #7784 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 39 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Serge performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 243 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Serge shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 348 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Serge in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Serge in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,619 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Serge at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,619

Since 1914

111 years of records

Peak year

1972

39 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

#7,784

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1914

Recorded for 111 years

Last year on file: 2024

Serge popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1914

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1972)
39
Annual births at peak — across 111 years of records
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Serge by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
243 births that decade — 15% of Serge's all-time total
1910s421920s541930s771940s1081950s1811960s2041970s2431980s2331990s1722000s1392010s1312020s35

Serge by state

Where Serge concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Regionally concentrated
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Serge
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
348 21.5%
#2 California
60 3.7%
#3 Florida
58 3.6%
#4 New Jersey
5 0.3%
New York share of Serge's total US births 21.5%
Even split

348 of 1,619 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Serge?
1,619 babies have been named Serge since 1914. It currently ranks #7784 among boys. The peak year was 1972 with 39 births.
When was Serge most popular?
Serge was most popular in the 1970s decade with 243 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
Where is Serge most popular?
The top states for the name Serge are New York (348 births), California (60 births), Florida (58 births).
How long has the name Serge been used?
Serge has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 111 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Serge?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sergio, Servando, Serafin, Serjio, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1914–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.