The first name Serge
A boy’s name.
1 syllable Male
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Serge last appeared in the official list in 2022, given to 3 boys. It peaked in 1996, with 6 births (#1,765).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Serge with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Serge at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 9 boys born in the United States were named Serge, the 8,794th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1972, when 39 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Serge
82 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Serge GainsbourgFrench singer, songwriter, composer, writer, actor and director (1928–1991)
- Serge HarocheFrench physicist, Nobel laureate, born 1944
- Serge GnabryGerman association football player, born 1990
- Serge IbakaCongolese-Spanish basketball player, born 1989
- Serge DassaultFrench businessman and politician (1925–2018)
- Serge ReggianiFrench singer and actor (1922–2004)
- Serge LangFrench-American mathematician (1927–2005)
- Serge TelleFrench civil servant, Minister of State of Monaco from 2016 to 2020
- Serge GakpéFrench and Togolese footballer, born 1987
- Serge BourguignonFrench film director and screenwriter, born 1928
- Serge AkakpoFrench and Togolese footballer, born 1987
- Serge BlancoFrench rugby union player, born 1958
Questions
- How popular is the name Serge?
- In 2022, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named Serge, ranking 4,789th. Its peak was 1996, with 6 births.
- Is Serge a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 1,628 US babies named Serge since 1880 were boys.
- When was Serge most popular?
- 1972 in the United States, when 39 babies were named Serge, its highest rank at 1,361st.