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Sequoia

/sɪˈkwɔɪə/ · 89% girls · 111 born in 2025

Sequoia has been given to about 4,432 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2002, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/sɪˈkwɔɪə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 4,379
Median age today23 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Sequoia per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2002 · 193
  • Born in 2025111
  • All time4,432

How popular is Sequoia?

Its best year was 2002, when 193 babies were given the name, ranking 1147th. The typical living American called Sequoia is about 23 years old today. It is relatively most common in Oregon, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Sequoia

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Zenobia0.62
  2. Cecilia0.59
  3. Cecelia0.59
  4. Victoria0.54
  5. Georgia0.54
  6. Sophia0.51
  7. Sofia0.51
  8. Felicia0.51

Middle names for Sequoia

Ranked by flow score
  1. Sequoia Josephine0.84
  2. Sequoia Rose0.83
  3. Sequoia Louise0.83
  4. Sequoia June0.82
  5. Sequoia Pearl0.82
  6. Sequoia Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Sequoia

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Hanasister · 0.92
  2. Misaelbrother · 0.92
  3. Emeraldsister · 0.92
  4. Palomasister · 0.91
  5. Mustafabrother · 0.91
  6. Alonsobrother · 0.91

Where Sequoia is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Oregon0.02%
  2. Wisconsin0.01%
  3. Michigan0.01%
  4. California0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Sequoia White0.78
  2. Sequoia Reyes0.78
  3. Sequoia Nguyen0.78
  4. Sequoia Moore0.78
  5. Sequoia Lee0.78
  6. Sequoia Hill0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Sequoia

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sequoia across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.