Sergei as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Sergei

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The baby name Sergei is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /sərˈɡeɪ/ (SER-gay, English); /sʲɪrˈɡej/ (syehr-GAY, Russian).

Gender: Male

Syllables: 2.0

Pronunciation: /sərˈɡeɪ/ (SER-gay, English); /sʲɪrˈɡej/ (syehr-GAY, Russian)

What is the meaning of the name Sergei ?

The baby name Sergei is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /sərˈɡeɪ/ (SER-gay, English); /sʲɪrˈɡej/ (syehr-GAY, Russian).

Sergei is in Origin.

Sergei is the East Slavic form of the Roman family name Sergius, most likely of Etruscan origin with meaning now lost. It entered Slavic usage through the spread of Christianity and the cult of saints bearing the name, notably the fourth-century martyrs Sergius and Bacchus and the revered 14th-century Russian monastic reformer St. Sergius of Radonezh. Multiple medieval popes named Sergius also helped sustain its prestige across Europe, and the French form Serge saw a 20th-century revival.

Variants include Sergey (common transliteration), Serge (French), Sergio (Italian, Spanish, Portuguese), Sergiu (Romanian), Serhii/Serhiy (Ukrainian), Siarhei (Belarusian), Sergej (Slovene/Serbo-Croatian), Sergi (Catalan), Sergejs (Latvian), and the scholarly Latin Sergius; Russian diminutives include Seryozha and Serezha. The name’s precise meaning is uncertain; popular renderings such as "servant" or "protector" stem from later folk etymology rather than demonstrable Latin roots.

Sergei has the following similar or variant Names

Sergey
Sergej
Sergiy
Serhii
Serge
Seryozha
Seryoga
Siarhei
Syarhei
Serguei

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Sergei – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country	Gender	Year	Rank	Born	of
EE	Boys	0	#2	565	2,087
EE		0	#12	28	1,051
MD		0	#30	5	434
RU	Boys	0	#30	7,358	12,621
GE		0	#43	2	997
MD	Boys	0	#51	32	756
KZ	Boys	0	#52	753	6,578
LU		0	#65	2	2,830
RU		0	#72	182	3,641
KZ		0	#78	13	1,452
BG		0	#80	3	1,799
CN		0	#86	1	3,857
LT		0	#86	3	949
GE	Boys	0	#106	5	2,055
GE	Girls	0	#108	1	1,564
LT	Boys	0	#110	44	2,166
CY	Boys	0	#120	10	3,473
GR		0	#134	2	3,911
PA		0	#138	1	3,797
BN	Boys	0	#139	1	6,332
EE	Girls	0	#142	1	1,888
BG	Boys	0	#146	76	3,850
MT	Girls	0	#153	1	3,773
RS	Boys	0	#154	1	2,277
CR		0	#164	2	5,526
HU	Boys	0	#172	3	3,954
MT	Boys	0	#178	2	4,064
CZ		0	#183	4	3,154
Sweden	Boys	2015	#186	2	1,467
AR		0	#193	1	2,915
PS		0	#199	20	5,692
LT	Girls	0	#200	1	1,904
SI	Boys	0	#209	3	3,402
PL		0	#212	1	2,600
LU	Boys	0	#214	7	4,970
IR		0	#226	6	4,221
AL	Girls	0	#227	1	4,141
GR	Boys	0	#229	39	6,912
BG	Girls	0	#230	2	3,559
IL	Boys	0	#231	598	10,983
Finland	Boys	0	#240	209	2,041
IL		0	#246	29	6,291
AO	Boys	0	#249	1	5,568
JP	Girls	0	#251	1	6,592
NA	Boys	0	#253	1	6,830
CZ	Boys	0	#256	49	6,530
TW	Boys	0	#256	1	7,111
PS	Boys	0	#261	387	10,655
PL	Boys	0	#271	65	6,459
SG		0	#282	1	11,010
AL	Boys	0	#286	13	5,122
Finland		0	#294	14	830
JP	Boys	0	#301	3	7,909
Canada	Boys	1992	#307	6	1,690
KZ	Girls	0	#324	9	5,862
CN	Boys	0	#327	5	9,639
DK	Boys	0	#328	5	7,401
PT	Boys	0	#356	12	7,951
Finland	Boys	2026	#361	501	3,552
MU	Boys	0	#368	2	8,477
France	Boys	2009	#404	7	2,801
PH	Boys	0	#404	5	11,440
UY	Boys	0	#410	4	5,922
RU	Girls	0	#440	59	11,913
MX		0	#444	2	8,339
ZA		0	#474	1	14,421
AR	Boys	0	#482	2	7,628
GT	Boys	0	#495	5	7,625
PA	Boys	0	#502	4	9,305
CR	Boys	0	#506	5	10,188
CO		0	#510	1	7,768
IR	Boys	0	#511	42	10,162
PS	Girls	0	#546	2	10,981
HK	Boys	0	#554	4	12,905
LY		0	#557	3	12,703
CM	Boys	0	#567	9	12,054
BH		0	#587	1	17,937
BD	Boys	0	#605	1	10,045
BO	Boys	0	#621	2	9,244
IL	Girls	0	#643	3	11,648
LB		0	#689	2	13,263
CL	Boys	0	#694	7	13,390
IQ	Boys	0	#697	1	13,071
SG	Boys	0	#734	6	17,960
QA	Boys	0	#741	3	18,093
BR	Boys	0	#782	4	12,213
Germany	Boys	0	#782	171	5,697
KW	Boys	0	#805	2	18,755
Spain	Boys	0	#848	83	5,610
TN		0	#865	1	13,765
NL	Boys	0	#873	79	5,873
United States	Boys	2021	#903	8	7,214
CO	Boys	0	#909	12	15,656
OM	Boys	0	#913	6	17,948
EG	Boys	0	#917	9	15,035
PE	Boys	0	#921	6	14,506
MX	Boys	0	#945	38	16,355
NG	Boys	0	#1,001	1	16,906
MY	Girls	0	#1,072	1	24,821
AE	Boys	0	#1,074	19	22,615
ZA	Boys	0	#1,152	27	25,619
TR		0	#1,174	38	19,440
MY	Boys	0	#1,177	6	25,439
MA		0	#1,199	1	20,986
DZ		0	#1,231	4	20,130
IT	Boys	0	#1,293	179	10,046
SA	Boys	0	#1,688	4	28,008

Sergei is popular in 71 countries — most recent births per country:

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