Given name
Sekani
“one who brings laughter and great joy”·“one who laughs often”
Sekani is a variant of Sekai. 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
Sekani is a variant of Sekai. Interpretations include “one who brings laughter and great joy” (African) and “one who laughs often” (African). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Sekani is a variant of Sekai. An origin associated with Sekai is African.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2001. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sekani through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,619
- 1,333 boys · 286 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 319 babies
- 2025
- 219
- #1,187 for boys · #3,378 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +82%
- Rising fast
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 82% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 173 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,187 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 252 in 2019. It also appeared in 46 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, North Carolina had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (14).
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
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Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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