Unisex name · since 2001
Sekani
1,333 babies named Sekani in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,278 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,187 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,333
- born since 2001
- 2020s
- peak decade
1,333 babies have been named Sekani since 2001, making it today's #1187 unisex name.
Sekani has 1,333 recorded births among boys since 2001, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1187 as of the latest data, more common than 91% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #4,278 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,187 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,333 born since 2001
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sekani ranks #4,278 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,187 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,333 born since 2001, peaking in the 2020s.
- #4,278 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,187 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,333
- born since 2001
- 2020s
- peak decade
Sekani's 1,333 recorded births place it above 90.59% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Sekani compares
1,333 Top 27% higher than 73% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Sekani's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sekani | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,333 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 252 | 34 | 22,252 |
Sekani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sekani splits its recorded history at 2021: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2001 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 252 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sekani popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 252
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Sekani popularity over time - girls
286 total births recorded since 2019 (Sekani as girls' name)
Sekani by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (1,059 births, 79% of the file).
2020s was Sekani's strongest decade.
1,059 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 79% of all-time use.
Sekani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
- 2010s 264
2010s
264 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,059 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 1,059 births (79% of all-time use).
How Sekani compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Sekani's total volume
Sekani by state
Where Sekani concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 100 | 7.5% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 92 | 6.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 87 | 6.5% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 77 | 5.8% |
| #5 | California | | 66 | 5.0% |
| #6 | New York | | 65 | 4.9% |
| #7 | South Carolina | | 52 | 3.9% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 51 | 3.8% |
100 of 1,333 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Sekani appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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- Texas records the most Sekanis (100 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sekani: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
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Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2001–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Sekani draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.