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
0%100%Median name50%96.8%
Sergio vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Sergio's 81,878 recorded births place it above 99.2% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

42 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

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

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (1995)
2,245
Annual births at peak, across 113 years of records
05001,0001,5002,0002,500 191319281943195819731988200320182025 714

Sergio popularity over time - girls

355 total births recorded since 1971 (Sergio as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 355 births
0510152025 197119771981198519891993199720012011 5

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

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 20,130 births (25% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

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 vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8%10% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -146, 2.3%-107, 6.7%-72, 7.7%-146, 1.6%-52, 7.7%-131, 4.1%-146, 3.8%-146, 3.2%-112, 5.6%-146, 3.4%-146, 8.3%-146, 2.5%-146, 7.2%-146, 1.9%-146, 1.4%Sergio-113, 2.7%Sergio
Sergio vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Sergio by state

Where Sergio concentrates geographically, total births since 1913

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Sergio
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%
California share of Sergio's total US births 36.3%
Even split

29,753 of 81,878 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 42 reporting states.

Sergio appears in 42 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sergio?
81,878 babies have been named Sergio since 1913. All-time, it sits at #360 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #441 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 1995 with 2,245 births.
Where does Sergio sit in the SSA name archive?
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. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Sergio most popular?
Sergio was most popular in the 1990s decade with 20,130 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Where is Sergio most popular?
The top states for the name Sergio are California (29,753 births), Texas (19,217 births), Illinois (4,246 births).
How long has the name Sergio been used?
Records for Sergio go back to 1913, giving 113 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Sergio?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Servando, Serafin, Serge, Serjio, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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.

Keep exploring Sergio

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

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.

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.