Boys' name · since 1925
Sergei
376 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.
- #9,364 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,196 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 376
- born since 1925
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Sergei is the #12196 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 376 recorded since 1925.
Social Security Administration records show Sergei recorded 376 times among boys since 1925, holding rank #12196 nationally today, ahead of 12% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1925 to 2025.
- #9,364 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,196 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 376 born since 1925
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sergei ranks #9,364 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,196 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 376 born since 1925, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,364 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,196 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 376
- born since 1925
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sergei's 376 recorded births place it above 79.39% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Sergei compares
376 Top 50% higher than 50% 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
Sergei's all-time total is 2% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sergei | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 376 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 34 | 22,252 |
Sergei's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sergei splits its recorded history at 1992: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1946 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sergei popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 101 years of records
Sergei by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (86 births, 23% of the file).
2000s was Sergei's strongest decade.
86 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Sergei births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 1950s
1950s
36 births
- 1960s 31
1960s
31 births
- 1970s 33
1970s
33 births
- 1980s 21
1980s
21 births
- 1990s
1990s
84 births
- 2000s
2000s
86 births
- 2010s
2010s
50 births
- 2020s 18
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 86 births (23% of all-time use).
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What to do with Sergei's data
- Sergei's decade-level peak was the 2000s (86 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sergei: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~100 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, 1925–2025 (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 Sergei 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.