US rank #12885 Boys' name Peak 2000 478 births

Sergey — #12885 US boys' name

478 babies named Sergey in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s1222000s1812010s1342020s41
#12885
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 10% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Sergey was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

29 babies were named Sergey in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sergey

The Social Security Administration has registered 478 babies named Sergey between 1991 and 2024, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sergey currently holds the #12885 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sergey performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 181 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Sergey shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Washington, which accounts for 38 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Oregon. In total, SSA state-level files list Sergey in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sergey 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 478 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.

Sergey at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

478

Since 1991

34 years of records

Peak year

2000

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#12,885

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1991

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sergey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1991

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2000)
29
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
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Sergey by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
181 births that decade — 38% of Sergey's all-time total
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Sergey by state

Where Sergey concentrates geographically — total births since 1991

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Sergey
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Washington
38 7.9%
#2 California
33 6.9%
#3 Oregon
11 2.3%
Washington share of Sergey's total US births 7.9%
Even split

38 of 478 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sergey?
478 babies have been named Sergey since 1991. It currently ranks #12885 among boys. The peak year was 2000 with 29 births.
When was Sergey most popular?
Sergey was most popular in the 2000s decade with 181 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Sergey most popular?
The top states for the name Sergey are Washington (38 births), California (33 births), Oregon (11 births).
How long has the name Sergey been used?
Sergey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 34 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sergey?
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.

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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, 1991–2024 (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.