Boys' name · since 1970
Sekou
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 1,118 babies named Sekou, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,785 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,333 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,118
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,118 babies have been named Sekou since 1970, making it today's #3333 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Sekou recorded 1,118 times among boys since 1970, holding rank #3333 nationally today, ahead of 76% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #4,785 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,333 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,118 born since 1970
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sekou ranks #4,785 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,333 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,118 born since 1970, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,785 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,333 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,118
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sekou's 1,118 recorded births place it above 89.47% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Sekou compares
1,118 Top 30% higher than 70% 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
Sekou's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sekou | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,118 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 38 | 34 | 22,252 |
Sekou's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sekou splits its recorded history at 1998: 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 1985 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2011 peak of 38 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sekou popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Sekou by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (274 births, 25% of the file).
2010s was Sekou's strongest decade.
274 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Sekou births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
189 births
- 1980s 89
1980s
89 births
- 1990s
1990s
162 births
- 2000s
2000s
259 births
- 2010s
2010s
274 births
- 2020s
2020s
145 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 274 births (25% of all-time use).
How Sekou 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 Sekou's total volume
Sekou by state
Where Sekou concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 308 | 27.5% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 48 | 4.3% |
| #3 | California | | 14 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Minnesota | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.4% |
308 of 1,118 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Sekou's data
- Sekou's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (274 total births) through the 2020s (145) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Sekous (308 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sekou: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~55 yrs)
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, 1970–2025 (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 Sekou 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.