Serigne
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- SEH-reen
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,747 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #4,395 for boys
Serigne is a boys' name, meaning “master; religious teacher”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 4,395th for boys in the US (23 babies).
What does Serigne mean?
Wolof title for a Muslim religious teacher, used in Senegal
“master; religious teacher”
Serigne Touba is a title of Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba, founder of the Mouride brotherhood.
Is Serigne a girl's or a boy's name?
Serigne is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK and 23 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Serigne in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 300% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Serigne, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. Its busiest year was 2023, with 8 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Serigne in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 8 | #2,691 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
How popular is Serigne in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,395among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 23about 1 in 74,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 103% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 23 boys in the US were named Serigne, making it the 4,395th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,062nd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 25 boys. It first appears in the records in 1995.
Half of all the boys named Serigne in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Serigne in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 | #4,395 |
| 2024 | 25 | #4,197 |
| 2023 | 15 | #5,922 |
| 2022 | 8 | #8,983 |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,062 |
| 2019 | 12 | #6,772 |
| 2018 | 10 | #7,613 |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,141 |
| 2015 | 10 | #7,486 |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 12 | #6,620 |
| 2011 | 10 | #7,495 |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,693 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,137 |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,238 |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,438 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,308 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
Names like Serigne
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Serigne: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/serigne, updated 20 October 2026.