Girls' name · since 1981

Sequena

29 babies named Sequena in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#41,481 of 72,339
all-time among girls
29
born since 1981
1980s
peak decade

29 girls have been named Sequena since 1981, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Sequena has 29 recorded births among girls since 1981, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 1990.

  • #41,481 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 29 born since 1981
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sequena ranks #41,481 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 29 born since 1981, peaking in the 1980s.

#41,481 of 72,339
all-time among girls
29
born since 1981
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Sequena's 29 recorded births place it above 42.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Sequena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Sequena splits its recorded history at 1983: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1982 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1984 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Sequena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1990

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1984)
8
Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
456789 19811982198319841990 5

Sequena by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (24 births, 83% of the file).

1980s was Sequena's strongest decade.

24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 83% of all-time use.

Sequena births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 24 births (83% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sequena?
Sequena has been given to 29 babies in the U.S. since 1981, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #41,481 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1990. 8 babies were born in 1984, its single highest year.
Where does Sequena sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sequena ranks #41,481 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Sequena most popular?
Sequena was most popular in the 1980s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
How long has the name Sequena been used?
The SSA has tracked Sequena since 1981 -- 10 years through the most recent 1990 data.
What names are similar to Sequena?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sequoia, Sequoya, Sequoyah, Sequita, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Sequena's data

  • Sequena's decade-level peak was the 1980s (24 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Sequena

Nearby Names Like Sequena

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Sequena

Names with a similar number of total births

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Sequena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1981–1990 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Sequena draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.