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Sergei

boy name
Origin
Russian
Syllables
2
Peak era
Rare
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

attendant, servant

Goes by Seryozha

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890srare in US records2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Sergei has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.

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Popularity in Brazil

101 people · the #41,030 first name in Brazil · median age 50

1960s1970s

Among people named Sergei living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1970s than in any other decade.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Sergei

Most people given the name Sergei in the United States were born between 1970 and 2009. The Sergei you meet today is most often in his 20s or 30s.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

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The Sergei deep dive

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Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Sergei truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Sergei fits with your family’s names and surname.

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