Sekani
Boy · seh-KAH-nee
Sekani is a boys' name, meaning “laughter”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 1,186th for boys in the US (173 babies).
What does Sekani mean?
Chichewa name from Malawi
“laughter”
From the Chichewa verb seka, 'to laugh'; the Sekani are also a First Nations people of British Columbia.
- Say it
- seh-KAH-nee
Is Sekani a girl's or a boy's name?
Sekani is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK and 46 girls and 173 boys in the US.
How popular is Sekani in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 100% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Sekani, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,803rd. Its busiest year was 2023, with 8 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Sekani 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 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 7 | #2,878 |
How popular is Sekani in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,186among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 173about 1 in 9,900 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 17% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 173 boys in the US were named Sekani, making it the 1,186th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,033rd. Its busiest year was 2019, with 252 boys. It first appears in the records in 2001. 46 girls were also named Sekani in 2025 (3,341st for girls).
Half of all the boys named Sekani in the US since 1880 were born between 2020 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 183 boys in the US were given Sekani or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,050, up from #1,186 for this spelling alone.
- Sekani 173
- Sekhani 10
In 2025, 21% of the babies named Sekani in the US were girls.
Sekani in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 173 | #1,186 |
| 2024 | 164 | #1,224 |
| 2023 | 203 | #1,066 |
| 2022 | 168 | #1,191 |
| 2021 | 154 | #1,240 |
| 2020 | 197 | #1,033 |
| 2019 | 252 | #873 |
| 2018 | 12 | #6,699 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
Names like Sekani
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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