Sergey
Sergey is a name with multiple cultural origins: Russian, Bulgarian.
- Russian
- Bulgarian
Meaning & Origin of Sergey
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sergey is a name with multiple cultural origins: Russian, Bulgarian.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Russian
- Bulgarian
The Story of Sergey
The earliest SSA record of Sergey as a baby boy name dates back to 1991, when 5 babies received it. 2000 was its biggest year on record, with 29 newborns named Sergey — #2,993 in the national rankings. About 38% of every Sergey on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Sergey last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 478 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Sergey
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Sergey. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Sergei
- Sergej
Names that sound like Sergey
Phonetically similar names — useful when Sergey is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Sergey
Sergey is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1991 and has accumulated 478 births in the dataset. Sergey's peak popularity came in 2000 when it ranked #2,993. Use the chart and map above to compare Sergey's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.