Boys' name · since 1913
Sergio
81,878 babies named Sergio in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #360 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #441 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 81,878
- born since 1913
- 1990s
- peak decade
Sergio currently ranks #441 among boys' names in America, with 81,878 babies recorded since 1913.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sergio has been recorded 81,878 times among boys since 1913, currently ranked #441 nationally and more common than 97% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2025.
- #360 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #441 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 81,878 born since 1913
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sergio ranks #360 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #441 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 81,878 born since 1913, peaking in the 1990s.
- #360 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #441 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 81,878
- born since 1913
- 1990s
- peak decade
Sergio's 81,878 recorded births place it above 99.2% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
42 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Sergio compares
81,878 Top 3% higher than 97% 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
Sergio's all-time total is 222x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sergio | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 81,878 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 2,245 | 34 | 22,252 |
Sergio's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sergio splits its recorded history at 1969: 93% of all births land in the more recent half, 7% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1914 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1995 peak of 2,245 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sergio popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2025
- Peak year (1995)
- 2,245
- Annual births at peak, across 113 years of records
Currently ranks #441 among boys.
81,878 total births across 113 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1995 with 2,245 births in a single year.
Sergio popularity over time - girls
355 total births recorded since 1971 (Sergio as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Sergio accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Sergio by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (20,130 births, 25% of the file).
1990s was Sergio's strongest decade.
20,130 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Sergio births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 69
1910s
69 births
- 1920s 191
1920s
191 births
- 1930s 298
1930s
298 births
- 1940s 493
1940s
493 births
- 1950s 1,589
1950s
1,589 births
- 1960s 3,365
1960s
3,365 births
- 1970s 7,263
1970s
7,263 births
- 1980s
1980s
13,152 births
- 1990s
1990s
20,130 births
- 2000s
2000s
19,448 births
- 2010s
2010s
11,087 births
- 2020s 4,793
2020s
4,793 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 20,130 births (25% of all-time use).
Sergio decade highlights
- Peak decade 20,130 births
- Runner-up 19,448 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Sergio 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 Sergio's total volume
Sergio by state
Where Sergio concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 29,753 | 36.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 19,217 | 23.5% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 4,246 | 5.2% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 3,772 | 4.6% |
| #5 | Florida | | 3,287 | 4.0% |
| #6 | New York | | 3,017 | 3.7% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 1,493 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Colorado | | 1,185 | 1.4% |
29,753 of 81,878 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 42 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 36.3% of nationwide
- Texas 23.5% of nationwide
- Illinois 5.2% of nationwide
- Arizona 4.6% of nationwide
- Florida 4.0% of nationwide
Recorded in 42 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 36.3% of all recorded births nationwide - a strong regional concentration for this name.
Sergio appears in 42 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Sergio's data
- Sergio's decade-level peak was the 1990s (20,130 total births); usage has since declined to 4,793 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Sergios (29,753 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sergio: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~112 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, 1913–2025 (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 Sergio 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.
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