Given name
Sekai
“one who brings laughter and great joy”·“one who laughs often”
Sekai is used as a given name. Interpretations include “one who brings laughter and great joy” (African) and “one who laughs often” (African). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “one who brings laughter and great joy” (African) and “one who laughs often” (African). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is African.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2000. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sekai through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 372
- 284 boys · 88 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 62 babies
- 2025
- 62
- #2,444 for boys · #14,662 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +429%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 56 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,444 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. It also appeared in 6 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (8). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 238 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Sekai’s family of names
Sekai has a related form in Sekanee. Sekai has a related form in Sekaney. Sekai has a related form in Sekani.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Sekai
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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