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Sequoya

99% girls · last recorded 2023

Sequoya has been given to about 498 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1991, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Origin—
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Living in the US≈ 489
Median age today31 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Sequoya per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1991 · 31
  • Born in 20250
  • All time498

How popular is Sequoya?

Its best year was 1991, when 31 babies were given the name, ranking 3525th. The typical living American called Sequoya is about 31 years old today.

Names that sound like Sequoya

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Sequoia0.88
  2. Zoya0.57
  3. Sonya0.50
  4. Latoya0.50
  5. Kenya0.50
  6. Shreya0.50
  7. Zenobia0.49
  8. Saniya0.46

Middle names for Sequoya

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

Sibling names for Sequoya

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Dariusbrother · 0.72
  2. Karinasister · 0.70
  3. Biancasister · 0.70
  4. Alejandrasister · 0.70
  5. Alvarobrother · 0.69
  6. Colbybrother · 0.68

Where Sequoya is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

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