Serge

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

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. It is a common Christian name, in honour of Saint Sergius, and has been the name of four popes.

From Wikipedia

Serge first appears in the data in 1914 and has been recorded in 106 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1972 with 39 babies (rank #1,361 that year). In 2024 it was given to 10 boys (rank #8,197). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Serge

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Serge yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,619

Total babies (all years)

106

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Serge

Serge Gainsbourgjazz musician · b. 1928
Serge Harocheprofesseur des universités · b. 1944
Serge Gnabryassociation football player · b. 1995
Serge Aurierassociation football player · b. 1992
Serge Ibakabasketball player · b. 1989

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1914	6	#3,213
1915	8	#3,030
1916	7	#3,459
1917	6	#3,909
1918	8	#3,326
1919	7	#3,691
1920	5	#4,873
1921	8	#3,465
1924	9	#3,223
1925	7	#3,688
1926	9	#3,105
1928	9	#3,045
1929	7	#3,513
1930	7	#3,543
1931	5	#4,251
1932	12	#2,302
1933	8	#2,964
1934	7	#3,235
1936	9	#2,597
1937	12	#2,181
1938	8	#2,834
1939	9	#2,591
1940	5	#3,867
1941	7	#3,100
1942	8	#2,913
1943	16	#1,893
1944	12	#2,179
1945	13	#1,999
1946	9	#2,671
1947	11	#2,488
1948	13	#2,207
1949	14	#2,110
1950	15	#2,010
1951	12	#2,355
1952	11	#2,491
1953	15	#2,093
1954	19	#1,815
1955	16	#2,036
1956	27	#1,529
1957	27	#1,542
1958	21	#1,761
1959	18	#1,965
1960	27	#1,574
1961	26	#1,598
1962	21	#1,798
1963	19	#1,888
1964	11	#2,639
1965	20	#1,804
1966	23	#1,645
1967	20	#1,803
1968	24	#1,639
1969	13	#2,526
1970	30	#1,574
1971	29	#1,663
1972	39	#1,361
1973	24	#1,865
1974	19	#2,260
1975	19	#2,349
1976	19	#2,399
1977	27	#1,901
1978	18	#2,550
1979	19	#2,547
1980	22	#2,352
1981	35	#1,686
1982	29	#1,927
1983	19	#2,557
1984	21	#2,425
1985	25	#2,216
1986	17	#2,988
1987	22	#2,543
1988	23	#2,584
1989	20	#3,071
1990	19	#3,285
1991	17	#3,607
1992	15	#4,069
1993	17	#3,787
1994	15	#4,255
1995	19	#3,533
1996	17	#3,989
1997	11	#5,589
1998	23	#3,376
1999	19	#3,957
2000	13	#5,529
2001	16	#4,854
2002	12	#6,011
2003	11	#6,649
2004	17	#4,964
2005	9	#8,183
2006	19	#4,825
2007	18	#5,174
2008	13	#6,701
2009	11	#7,611
2010	13	#6,644
2011	16	#5,636
2012	10	#8,042
2013	11	#7,470
2014	15	#5,946
2015	6	#11,855
2016	17	#5,520
2017	13	#6,607
2018	17	#5,502
2019	13	#6,712
2020	12	#6,971
2021	8	#9,543
2023	5	#13,838
2024	10	#8,197