boy's name
Sergio
SER-hyoh
- Origin Italian
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 86,613
the United States
#441
2025 births
Sergio means servant, from a Roman family name that is probably Etruscan — and Virgil gave the Sergii a Trojan ancestor, which is the Aeneid doing genealogical work for Rome's aristocracy. Its strongest market is the United States, at 441st.
- Sergio is a name of Italian origin.
- Peaked in 1995, when 2,261 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 4,643 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1913.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Sergio over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 69 |
| 1920s | 191 |
| 1930s | 298 |
| 1940s | 493 |
| 1950s | 1,589 |
| 1960s | 3,365 |
| 1970s | 7,319 |
| 1980s | 13,294 |
| 1990s | 20,254 |
| 2000s | 19,476 |
| 2010s | 11,092 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 4,793 |
What Sergio means
Sergio means servant or attendant, though the Roman family name behind it has no established derivation and may not be Latin at all. The sense passes into the modern name unchanged.
Where Sergio comes from
Sergio is the Italian and Spanish form of the Roman gens name Sergius, usually glossed as servant but of genuinely uncertain origin — Etruscan is the likeliest source, and Etruscan is attested in too few words to translate. Virgil gives the family a Trojan ancestor, Sergestus, in the Aeneid, which is one of several such genealogies the poem supplies for Augustan aristocrats. Sergius Paulus is named in Acts as the proconsul Paul converts on Cyprus.
Sergio in use
Sergio peaked in the United States in 1995, when 2,261 babies were registered, and is falling in our data. It now ranks 441st in the United States on 714 births, 1583rd in France on 20 and 1727th in England and Wales on 15, across 86,613 lifetime births in four of the seven markets we track.
How popular is Sergio?
In 2025, Sergio was given to 714 babies in the United States, ranking #441 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Sergio is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Sergio is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Sérgio | Sérgio is a rare spelling of Sergio, written with an acute accent and recorded about 10 times, mostly in France. | 10 |
Names that peaked alongside Sergio
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Sergio also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Sergio over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sergio in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Sergio
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Sergio — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Sergio
What does the name Sergio mean?
Servant is the usual gloss, but the Roman family name is probably Etruscan and has no established derivation.
Did the Sergii have a Trojan ancestor?
Virgil gives them one in the Aeneid — one of several such genealogies the poem supplies.
Is Sergei the same name?
Yes — the Russian form of the same Roman gens name.
How popular is Sergio?
441st in the United States, down from a 1995 peak of 2,261 births.
Is Sergio a girl's or a boy's name?
Sergio is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Sergio?
Sergio has 2 syllables.
Is Sergio a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Sergio currently ranks #441 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.