Sekou
Boy · SAY-koo · Arabic
Sekou is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “elder, chief”. In 2025 it ranked 3,313th for boys in the US (35 babies).
What does Sekou mean?
Arabic: Manding (West African) form of Arabic shaykh
“elder, chief”
Sékou Touré led Guinea to independence in 1958 and became its first president.
- Say it
- SAY-koo
Is Sekou a girl's or a boy's name?
Sekou is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 35 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Sekou in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 6 boys.
Half of all the boys named Sekou in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Sekou in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
How popular is Sekou in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,313among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 35about 1 in 49,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 35 boys in the US were named Sekou, making it the 3,313th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,231st. Its busiest year was 2011, with 38 boys. It first appears in the records in 1970.
2025 had more boys named Sekou than any year since 2011.
Half of all the boys named Sekou in the US since 1880 were born between 1990 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Sekou in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35 | #3,313 |
| 2024 | 23 | #4,430 |
| 2023 | 23 | #4,452 |
| 2022 | 24 | #4,299 |
| 2021 | 23 | #4,358 |
| 2020 | 17 | #5,231 |
| 2019 | 28 | #3,791 |
| 2018 | 28 | #3,789 |
| 2017 | 30 | #3,582 |
| 2016 | 24 | #4,198 |
| 2015 | 19 | #4,888 |
| 2014 | 24 | #4,135 |
| 2013 | 29 | #3,580 |
| 2012 | 33 | #3,294 |
| 2011 | 38 | #2,999 |
| 2010 | 21 | #4,516 |
| 2009 | 21 | #4,580 |
| 2008 | 25 | #4,041 |
| 2007 | 34 | #3,248 |
| 2006 | 28 | #3,600 |
| 2005 | 32 | #3,168 |
| 2004 | 17 | #4,788 |
| 2003 | 29 | #3,181 |
| 2002 | 27 | #3,255 |
| 2001 | 23 | #3,612 |
| 2000 | 23 | #3,530 |
| 1999 | 26 | #3,099 |
| 1998 | 21 | #3,482 |
| 1997 | 18 | #3,733 |
| 1996 | 18 | #3,672 |
| 1995 | 18 | #3,553 |
| 1994 | 22 | #3,103 |
| 1993 | 7 | #6,809 |
| 1992 | 9 | #5,652 |
| 1991 | 13 | #4,223 |
| 1990 | 10 | #4,986 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,222 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,194 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 6 | #5,920 |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,780 |
| 1984 | 11 | #3,698 |
| 1983 | 13 | #3,229 |
| 1982 | 15 | #2,971 |
| 1981 | 9 | #4,151 |
| 1980 | 14 | #3,097 |
| 1979 | 12 | #3,356 |
| 1978 | 13 | #3,069 |
| 1977 | 24 | #2,008 |
| 1976 | 17 | #2,507 |
| 1975 | 22 | #2,064 |
| 1974 | 20 | #2,129 |
| 1973 | 18 | #2,214 |
| 1972 | 35 | #1,441 |
| 1971 | 21 | #1,986 |
| 1970 | 7 | #3,834 |
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