Recorded 1925–2021 Boys' name Peak 1998 371 births

Sergei — boys' name

371 babies named Sergei in U.S. Social Security records since 1925, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s61940s111950s361960s311970s331980s211990s842000s862010s502020s13
2000s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Sergei was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

16 babies were named Sergei in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sergei

The Social Security Administration has registered 371 babies named Sergei between 1925 and 2021, spanning 97 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sergei currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sergei performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 86 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Sergei shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sergei 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 371 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.

Sergei at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

371

Since 1925

97 years of records

Peak year

1998

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1925

Recorded for 97 years

Last year on file: 2021

Sergei popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1925

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1998)
16
Annual births at peak — across 97 years of records
05101520 20212010200319961985197019581925 6

Sergei by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
86 births that decade — 23% of Sergei's all-time total
1920s61940s111950s361960s311970s331980s211990s842000s862010s502020s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sergei?
371 babies have been named Sergei since 1925. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1998 with 16 births.
When was Sergei most popular?
Sergei was most popular in the 2000s decade with 86 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Sergei been used?
Sergei has been recorded in Social Security data since 1925, spanning 97 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Sergei?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sergio, Servando, Serafin, Serge, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1925–2021 (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.