Fun Facts About the Name Sergey
- 488 babies named Sergey: U.S. records list 488 babies given the name Sergey from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Sergey Mean?
Sergey is the Russian form of the Latin name Sergius. Sergius was a Roman family name (a nomen) belonging to the gens Sergia, and its original meaning is uncertain. It may be of Etruscan origin. A commonly repeated but unproven explanation connects it with Latin servus, meaning "servant" or "slave"; this link is not securely established. The name reached Russian through Greek Σέργιος (Sergios), the form used by early Christians. In Russian, the formal church form is Сергий (Sergiy), while Сергей (Sergey) is the everyday form.
Sergey Name History & Origins
The Latin name Sergius was borne by the Roman patrician gens Sergia. A well-known ancient bearer was Lucius Sergius Catilina, the 1st-century BC Roman politician remembered for the Catilinarian conspiracy. In early Christian usage, the name was borne by martyrs including Saints Sergius and Bacchus, Roman soldiers venerated in the eastern Mediterranean. Through Greek Christian tradition, the name passed into Slavic languages. In Russian, Сергий (Sergiy) became the church and monastic form, while Сергей (Sergey) developed as the familiar given name. The 14th-century Russian monastic leader Sergius of Radonezh (Сергий Радонежский) is a major religious figure associated with the church form of the name. Russian speakers carried Сергей across the Russian Empire and, later, to émigré communities. In English, it is transliterated as Sergey or Sergei; the short form Serge is also used.
How Popular is the Name Sergey?
Sergey has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2000. Its best rank was #3,062 in 2000.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,137 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2024 | #13,860 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #13,839 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2022 | #9,688 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #8,720 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #6,230 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2019 | #8,110 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2018 | #10,559 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #7,028 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2016 | #5,749 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2015 | #6,255 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2014 | #6,254 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2013 | #8,002 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2012 | #5,208 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2011 | #5,393 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2010 | #5,691 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2009 | #6,370 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2008 | #6,012 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 2007 | #5,398 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 2006 | #4,480 | 21 | 0.0010% |
| 2005 | #5,829 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2004 | #4,565 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2003 | #4,586 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2002 | #4,161 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2001 | #5,350 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2000 | #3,062 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 1999 | #4,722 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1998 | #3,377 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1997 | #3,711 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1996 | #5,471 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1995 | #4,469 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1994 | #4,256 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1993 | #5,709 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1992 | #5,577 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1991 | #9,388 | 5 | 0.0002% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
