How Many People Are Named Sekou?
An estimated 1,054 people in the United States have the first name Sekou. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Sekou peaked in popularity in 2011 with 38 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sekou as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Sekou paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,054
About 1 in 325,194 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
2011
38 births
Total Registered
1,083
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sekou
Sekou is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,083 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Sekou as a male name
Ranked #4,526 in 2024
23 male births in 2024
Peak: 2011 (38 births)
Sekou: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sekou span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 274 babies were registered. While Sekou is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Sekou by Decade
How has Sekou tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Sekou by State
Birth registrations for Sekou span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Pennsylvania, California. The lowest are in New Jersey, Georgia, California. On average, about 73 Sekous were registered per state.
Sekou + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sekou as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Sekou: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sekou?
We estimate approximately 1,054 people named Sekou are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 325,194 Americans share this first name.
Is Sekou a common name?
Sekou is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,083 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sekou most popular?
Sekou reached peak popularity in 2011, when 38 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sekou is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sekou a male name?
Sekou is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sekou Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sekou Smith, Sekou Johnson, Sekou Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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