Sekai
Sekai is a name with a single cultural origin: Shona.
- Shona
Meaning & Origin of Sekai
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sekai is a name with a single cultural origin: Shona.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Shona
The Story of Sekai
As a girl name
American parents first put Sekai on the record books as a girl name in 2000, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 10 Sekais were born — ranking #10,610 that year. About 70% of every Sekai on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Sekai last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 82 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Sekai on the record books as a boy name in 2001, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 47 Sekais were born — ranking #2,760 that year. About 69% of every Sekai on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Sekai ranks #2,760 for boys with 47 births, rising sharply (+284% over the past five years). All told, over 317 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Sekai
Phonetically similar names — useful when Sekai is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Seco
- Secco
- Sockeye
- Seca
- Seko
- Seka
- Ceca
- Cecchi
- Secca
- Sucka
- Sicko
- Sucky
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Sekai
Sekai is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2001 and has accumulated 317 births in the dataset. Sekai's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #2,760. Use the chart and map above to compare Sekai's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.