Skip to content
GenDatabase
Sign in
Document Ordering
Log in Create an account My cart

Name Explorer — Baby Names

The Name Sekiwe

How many South Africans are called Sekiwe, which surnames go with it, and how old they are.

931people share the name Sekiwe
837surnames linked to Sekiwe
#8,474most popular of 485,985 names
Girl name#4,514 girl name

Boys and Girls Named Sekiwe

Male40.5%
Female880100%
Unknown47Unable to determine gender

We make use of verified data and algorithms to determine gender.

Popularity of Sekiwe since 1900

Most popular in the 1950s, when about 0.2 in every 10,000 South Africans born had the name.

People named Sekiwe per 1,000 births, by decade. A table with the same numbers follows the chart.
People named Sekiwe, by decade of birth. A table with the same numbers follows the chart.

* 2020–2026 so far — this decade isn’t over yet. “Per 1,000 births” compares Sekiwe with everyone born in the same decade in our records, so decades with more records don’t look more popular. Decades with fewer than 1,000 records are left out of that view. Includes people who have since passed away.

Show the numbers
Decade of birthPeople named Sekiwe Everyone bornPer 1,000 births
2020–2026 (so far) 0 0 —
2010s 0 0 —
2000s 34 7,233,222 0.00
1990s 135 9,262,591 0.01
1980s 188 9,119,350 0.02
1970s 141 8,269,186 0.02
1960s 119 7,146,440 0.02
1950s 132 5,508,070 0.02
1940s 64 3,939,672 0.02
1930s 60 3,121,587 0.02
1920s 30 2,250,943 0.01
1910s 20 1,303,466 0.02
1900s 5 580,265 0.01

People by Age Group

All recordsLiving (no date of death)
AgeAllLiving
20 and under 8 8
21 – 40 230 229
41 – 60 308 272
61 – 80 228 196
81 – 100 115 79
Over 100 42 30

Ages are worked out from the year of birth. “Living” means no date of death is recorded.

Top 10 Surnames with Sekiwe

#SurnamePeople
1Booi5
2Jack4
3Matiwane4
4Dlamini3
5Mabongo3
6Malgas3
7Mbali3
8Mfundisi3
9Tenza3
10Banya2

Our Baby Name Generator is based on our South African records, counting every first name a person has. Only real verified South African names are used with this tool. Due to privacy restrictions, records after 2010 are not included. * Updated 21 October 2026.

Searching the databases…

This can take a few moments. Please wait.