Boys' name · since 1914
Serge
1,628 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.
- #3,745 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,295 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,628
- born since 1914
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yes -- Serge is the #8295 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,628 recorded since 1914.
Social Security Administration records show Serge recorded 1,628 times among boys since 1914, holding rank #8295 nationally today, ahead of 40% of boys, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #3,745 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,295 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,628 born since 1914
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Serge ranks #3,745 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,295 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,628 born since 1914, peaking in the 1970s.
- #3,745 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,295 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,628
- born since 1914
- 1970s
- peak decade
Serge's 1,628 recorded births place it above 91.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Serge compares
1,628 Top 24% higher than 76% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Serge's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Serge | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,628 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 39 | 34 | 22,252 |
Serge's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Serge splits its recorded history at 1971: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1920 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1972 peak of 39 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Serge popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (1972)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Serge by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (243 births, 15% of the file).
1970s was Serge's strongest decade.
243 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Serge births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 42
1910s
42 births
- 1920s 54
1920s
54 births
- 1930s 77
1930s
77 births
- 1940s
1940s
108 births
- 1950s
1950s
181 births
- 1960s
1960s
204 births
- 1970s
1970s
243 births
- 1980s
1980s
233 births
- 1990s
1990s
172 births
- 2000s
2000s
139 births
- 2010s
2010s
131 births
- 2020s 44
2020s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 243 births (15% of all-time use).
How Serge compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Serge's total volume
Serge by state
Where Serge concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 348 | 21.4% |
| #2 | California | | 60 | 3.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 58 | 3.6% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.3% |
348 of 1,628 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Serge's data
- Serge's decade-level peak was the 1970s (243 total births); usage has since declined to 44 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Serges (348 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Serge: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~111 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1914–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Serge draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.