The baby name Serj is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced Serj — IPA: /sɜːrdʒ/ or /sərʒ/; respelling: SURJ (like 'surge' with a soft 'j').
Serj is Armenian in Origin.
The baby name Serj is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced Serj — IPA: /sɜːrdʒ/ or /sərʒ/; respelling: SURJ (like 'surge' with a soft 'j').
Serj is Armenian in Origin.
Serj is a modern Armenian-influenced, Anglicized form of the name family stemming from Latin Sergius, likely of Etruscan origin with an uncertain meaning; traditional glosses include “attendant/servant” or “guardian,” but these are speculative. The name spread widely through the veneration of early Christian martyrs Saints Sergius and Bacchus and by several medieval popes named Sergius, giving it currency across the Byzantine, Slavic, and Romance worlds.
Today Serj functions as a rare variant most visible in the Armenian diaspora, helped into wider awareness by musician Serj Tankian. Related forms include Serge (French), Sergei/Sergey (Russian), Serhii/Serhiy (Ukrainian), Sergiu (Romanian), Sergi (Catalan), Sergio (Italian, Spanish, Portuguese), and the scholarly Latin Sergius; Armenian usage also shows Serzh. Diminutives and nicknames range from Russian Seryozha to Portuguese Serginho. Pronounced roughly “surj,” Serj is a concise, contemporary take on a deep-rooted classical name.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM | Boys | 0 | #35 | 2 | 614 |
| MD | Boys | 0 | #73 | 9 | 756 |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #79 | 1 | 3,375 |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #109 | 2 | 2,055 |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #125 | 1 | 2,087 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| RU | 0 | #180 | 10 | 3,641 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #213 | 431 | 12,621 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #217 | 4 | 3,850 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| PS | 0 | #225 | 2 | 5,692 | |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #250 | 40 | 6,578 |
| PT | 0 | #250 | 1 | 4,161 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| IL | 0 | #280 | 3 | 6,291 | |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #301 | 5 | 6,530 |
| Canada | Boys | 2017 | #331 | 5 | 2,609 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #380 | 2 | 7,951 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #406 | 3 | 11,440 |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #517 | 32 | 10,655 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #522 | 2 | 11,913 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| LY | 0 | #554 | 6 | 12,703 | |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #557 | 9 | 10,162 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #564 | 44 | 10,983 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #621 | 2 | 9,244 |
| LB | 0 | #625 | 34 | 13,263 | |
| SY | 0 | #717 | 12 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #805 | 2 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #887 | 6 | 7,044 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #917 | 2 | 17,948 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #921 | 10 | 5,610 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #972 | 11 | 16,355 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #979 | 3 | 15,656 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,013 | 2 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,139 | 5 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,180 | 3 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,197 | 3 | 20,986 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,201 | 11 | 19,440 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,230 | 5 | 20,130 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,416 | 56 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,602 | 13 | 28,008 |
Serj is popular in 45 countries — most recent births per country:
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