Sekani
Sekani was the 1187th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 173 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 874th with 252 babies. More babies were named Sekani in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,187 boys, down 154 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 173boys
- Girls and boys
- 17% girls, 83% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2019252 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,619babies recorded
Sekani popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
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| 2025 | #3,378 | #1,187 | 46 | 173 |
| 2020 | #3,592 | #1,033 | 42 | 197 |
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How popular is Sekani, counting every spelling?
Sekani has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,128 for boys in 2025, against #1,187 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Sekani?
173 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Sekani (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Sekani born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 48 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Sekani.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Sekani?
About 1,300 people born in the US named Sekani are alive today, with a median age of 4; half are between 2 and 6. That makes Sekani a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Sekani by state
How common Sekani was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in South Carolina (2.9×), Louisiana (2.8×), North Carolina (2.5×), Georgia (2.1×), Michigan (1.8×). In 28 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Sekani
How popular is the name Sekani?
Sekani was the 1187th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 173 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 874th with 252 babies. More babies were named Sekani in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Sekani a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 17% girls, 83% boys given the name Sekani in the US.
Where is Sekani most popular?
In 2021–2025, Sekani was most common in South Carolina (0.29 per 1,000 boys), followed by Louisiana and North Carolina.