Girls' name · since 1983

Sequia

Since 1983, U.S. Social Security records show 25 babies named Sequia, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

25
total births
1983–1992
years on record
1990s
peak decade
60%
born in that decade

Sequia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 25 have been recorded since 1983.

Sequia has 25 recorded births among girls since 1983, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 1992.

  • 25 total births
  • 1983–1992 years on record
  • 1990s peak decade
  • 60% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

25 girls have been named Sequia since 1983, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1992.

25
total births
1983–1992
years on record
1990s
peak decade
60%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Sequia was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

9 babies were named Sequia in 1990 - its busiest year on record.

Sequia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Sequia's full recorded timeline at 1990, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1983, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Sequia at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

25

Since 1983

10 years of records

Peak year

1990

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1983

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1992

Sequia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1992

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1990)
9
Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
45678910 1983198519901992 6

Sequia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance

1990s was Sequia's strongest decade.

15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.

Sequia births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 15 births (60% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sequia?
25 babies have been named Sequia since 1983. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1990 with 9 births.
When was Sequia most popular?
Sequia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Sequia been used?
Records for Sequia go back to 1983, giving 10 years of history through 1992.
What names are similar to Sequia?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1983–1992 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

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

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Sequia: Baby Name Since 1983 - 25 Births, Peak 1990." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/sequia. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Sequia 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 July 2026.