Meaning of the nameSérgia

Female
Latin origin
Sér-gi-a

Sérgia is the feminine form of Sergius, an ancient Roman family name of uncertain meaning.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,167 people named Sérgia, the 7,455th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 55, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais.

Meaning

The meaning of Sérgia is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

People (2022): 1,167
Rank in Brazil: #7,455
Median age: 55 years
2010 Census: 1,413; people

Sérgia in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Sérgia, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (269 people).

1,141 women 26 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Sérgia is most common

States with the highest share of people named Sérgia in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Minas Gerais 0.001%
São Paulo 0.001%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	219	0.001%
Minas Gerais	191	0.001%
Bahia	83	0.001%
Goiás	61	0.001%
Rio de Janeiro	53	0.000%
Pernambuco	50	0.001%
Ceará	49	0.001%
Pará	47	0.001%
Piauí	47	0.001%
Paraná	43	0.000%
Maranhão	36	0.001%
Rio Grande do Sul	35	0.000%
Mato Grosso	33	0.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul	33	0.001%
Amazonas	29	0.001%
Santa Catarina	25	0.000%
Rio Grande do Norte	23	0.001%
Alagoas	21	0.001%
Distrito Federal	20	0.001%
Sergipe	19	0.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Sérgia

Behind the Name gives Sergia as the feminine form of Sergius, a Roman family name that perhaps means 'servant' in Latin, but is more probably of unknown Etruscan origin. The Latin section of Wiktionary describes Sergius as of obscure meaning, perhaps of Etruscan origin. Machado (1981), cited in the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil, gives Sérgio as coming from Latin Sergiu. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,167 people named Sergia, almost all women.

Sources

Behind the Name: Sergia · behindthename.com · origin
Behind the Name: Sergius · behindthename.com · origin
Wiktionary: Sergius · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Sérgio · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Wiktionary (pt): Sérgia · pt.wiktionary.org · spelling

Questions about the name Sérgia

What does the name Sérgia mean?

The meaning of Sérgia is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

How many people are named Sérgia in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,167 people with the first name Sérgia, which ranks it number 7,455 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.

Is Sérgia a boy's or a girl's name?

Sérgia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,141 women and 26 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Sérgia?

Sérgia is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Sérgia most common?

Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.001% of the state's population is named Sérgia (191 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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