boys' name ★ peaked 1995

Sergio

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #441 Trend ↓ Falling 11%

Sergius is a male given name of Ancient Roman origin after the name of the Latin gens Sergia or Sergii of regal and republican ages.

Rank 2025
#441
among boys · ↓39 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
714
named Sergio · -11% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,392
boys born in 2025
Peak year
1995
2,261 babies
All-time total
82,233
#360 all-time among boys
First recorded
1913
in Social Security records

Sergio popularity over time

82,233 babies have been named Sergio since 1913, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.380.751.131.518801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – 69 69 7 – #2,029
1920s – 191 191 19 +177% #1,090
1930s – 298 298 30 +56% #948
1940s – 493 493 49 +65% #781
1950s – 1,589 1,589 159 +222% #498
1960s – 3,365 3,365 337 +112% #363
1970s 56 7,263 7,319 732 +118% #237
1980s 142 13,152 13,294 1,329 +82% #174
1990s 124 20,130 20,254 2,025 +52% #157
2000s 28 19,448 19,476 1,948 -4% #178
2010s 5 11,087 11,092 1,109 -43% #242
2020s (to 2025) – 4,793 4,793 799 -28% #379

Where Sergio is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 699 0.41 #448
2027 687 0.40 #455
2028 677 0.40 #460
2029 668 0.39 #463
2030 661 0.39 #468

Where Sergio is most popular

Boys named Sergio per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.461 per 1,000. Strongest in New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Sergio born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New Mexico 52 1.58 +242%
Arizona 228 1.39 +202%
Texas 971 1.10 +139%
California 920 1.01 +118%
Nevada 45 0.789 +71%
Colorado 83 0.643 +39%
Illinois 130 0.509 +10%
Oregon 38 0.501 +9%
Kansas 33 0.481 ≈ national
Florida 227 0.479 ≈ national
Oklahoma 41 0.464 ≈ national
Georgia 109 0.430 -7%
Washington 69 0.422 -9%
Tennessee 72 0.399 -13%
Alabama 42 0.384 -17%
New Jersey 75 0.373 -19%
North Carolina 93 0.364 -21%
Maryland 40 0.335 -27%
Nebraska 13 0.299 -35%
Virginia 55 0.290 -37%
Massachusetts 39 0.284 -38%
Indiana 42 0.262 -43%
South Carolina 26 0.252 -45%
Iowa 16 0.232 -50%
Utah 22 0.230 -50%
Wisconsin 27 0.228 -51%
New York 98 0.226 -51%
Michigan 45 0.220 -52%
Ohio 56 0.211 -54%
Pennsylvania 43 0.162 -65%
Missouri 17 0.123 -73%
Idaho 5 0.122 -74%
Louisiana 10 0.098 -79%
Connecticut 6 0.089 -81%
Arkansas 5 0.079 -83%
Kentucky 6 0.060 -87%
Minnesota 5 0.041 -91%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Sergio

Sergio is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #441 in 2025 with 714 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1913, 82,233 American babies have been named Sergio. Its peak came in 1995, when 2,261 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Sergio stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Sergio?

The median living Sergio is about 28 years old; half are between 18 and 38. An estimated 78 thousand people named Sergio are alive in the United States today.

median 28 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Sergio year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 714 #441
2024 – – 802 #402
2023 – – 785 #407
2022 – – 844 #383
2021 – – 837 #385
2020 – – 811 #379
2019 – – 927 #357
2018 – – 938 #354
2017 – – 948 #352
2016 – – 1,043 #333
2015 – – 1,042 #332
2014 – – 1,144 #307
2013 – – 1,093 #314
2012 – – 1,237 #283
2011 5 #19,105 1,266 #278
2010 – – 1,449 #242
2009 – – 1,605 #227
2008 – – 1,853 #209
2007 – – 2,045 #196
2006 – – 1,988 #196
2005 – – 1,950 #199
2004 8 #12,554 1,914 #201
2003 – – 1,985 #191
2002 6 #15,073 2,021 #187
2001 7 #13,219 2,024 #185
2000 7 #12,897 2,063 #178
1995 16 #5,894 2,245 #158
1990 19 #5,016 1,942 #161
1985 13 #5,595 1,267 #194
1980 12 #5,835 957 #239
1975 – – 760 #260
1970 – – 538 #348
1965 – – 302 #447
1960 – – 274 #479
1955 – – 141 #628
1950 – – 93 #714
1945 – – 51 #896
1940 – – 32 #1,204
1935 – – 19 #1,647
1930 – – 30 #1,325
1925 – – 15 #2,173
1920 – – 5 #4,874
1915 – – 13 #2,161
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Sergio

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Sergio Pérez Sergio Pérez Mexican racing driver (born 1990) Contemporary
  2. 2 Sergio Mattarella Sergio Mattarella President of Italy since 2015 b. 1941 · Contemporary
  3. 3 Sergio Leone Sergio Leone Italian filmmaker (1929–1989) Contemporary
  4. 4 Sergio Osmeña Sergio Osmeña President of the Philippines from 1944 to 1946 1878–1961 · 19th century
  5. 5 Sergio Oliva Cuban bodybuilder (1941–2012) Contemporary
  6. 6 Sergio Castellitto Sergio Castellitto Italian actor, film director, and screenwriter (born 1953) Contemporary
  7. 7 Sergio Corbucci Sergio Corbucci Italian film director (1926–1990) Contemporary
  8. 8 Sergio Goycochea Sergio Goycochea Argentine footballer (born 1963) Contemporary
  9. 9 Sergio Marchionne Sergio Marchionne Italian-Canadian businessman (1952–2018) Contemporary
  10. 10 Sergio Batista Sergio Batista Argentine footballer and manager (born 1962) Contemporary
  11. 11 Sergio Rico Sergio Rico Spanish footballer (born 1993) Contemporary
  12. 12 Sergio Martino Sergio Martino Italian film director and producer b. 1938 · Contemporary
  13. 13 Sergio Sollima Sergio Sollima Italian film director and script writer 1921–2015 · Contemporary
  14. 14 Sergio Ramírez Sergio Ramírez Nicaraguan writer and politician b. 1942 · Contemporary
  15. 15 Sergio Endrigo Sergio Endrigo Italian singer-songwriter (1933–2005) Contemporary
  16. 16 Sergio Pininfarina Sergio Pininfarina Italian politician 1926–2012 · Contemporary
  17. 17 Sergio Markarián Sergio Markarián Uruguayan football manager (born 1944) Contemporary
  18. 18 Sergio Balanzino Sergio Balanzino Italian diplomat (1934–2018) Contemporary
  19. 19 Sergio Livingstone Sergio Livingstone Chilean footballer and journalist (1920-2012) Contemporary
  20. 20 Sergio Omar Almirón Argentine footballer (born 1958) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Sergio, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Sergio?

The median living Sergio is about 28 years old. Half of all living Sergios are between 18 and 38 years old.

How many people named Sergio are alive today?

An estimated 78 thousand people named Sergio are alive in the United States, based on 82,233 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Sergio mean?

Sergius is a male given name of Ancient Roman origin after the name of the Latin gens Sergia or Sergii of regal and republican ages.

How popular is the name Sergio in 2025?

Sergio ranked #441 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 714 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Sergio?

82,233 babies have been named Sergio in the United States since 1913, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Sergio most popular?

Sergio peaked in 1995, when 2,261 newborns received the name.

Is Sergio a boy or girl name?

Sergio is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Sergio rising or falling?

Sergio is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Sergio become more popular?

Sergio is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 661 boys named Sergio in 2030, which would rank around #468. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Sergio?

Well-known people named Sergio include Sergio Pérez (racing driver), Sergio Mattarella (politician), Sergio Leone (film director).

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