Total births
52
Girls' name · since 1987
Sequioa
52 babies named Sequioa in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 52
- total births
- 1987–2002
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 56%
- born in that decade
Sequioa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 52 have been recorded since 1987.
Sequioa has 52 recorded births among girls since 1987, 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 1987 to 2002.
- 52 total births
- 1987–2002 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 56% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
52 girls have been named Sequioa since 1987, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2002.
- 52
- total births
- 1987–2002
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 56%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
56% of everyone ever named Sequioa was born in this single decade.
1996
Single peak year
11 babies were named Sequioa in 1996 - its busiest year on record.
Sequioa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sequioa's full recorded timeline at 1992, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1987, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1996 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sequioa at a glance
Last recorded 2002Peak year
1996
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1987
Sequioa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2002
- Peak year (1996)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Sequioa by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Sequioa's strongest decade.
29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Sequioa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
18 births
- 1990s
1990s
29 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 29 births (56% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Sequioa? ▼
52 babies have been named Sequioa since 1987. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1996 with 11 births.
When was Sequioa most popular? ▼
Sequioa was most popular in the 1990s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Sequioa been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Sequioa since 1987 -- 16 years through the most recent 2002 data.
What names are similar to Sequioa? ▼
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 Sequioa's data
- Sequioa's decade-level peak was the 1990s (29 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Sequioa
Nearby Names Like Sequioa
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Sequioa
Sequoia Girl
#2368 3,941 births
Sequoya Girl
493 births
Sequoyah Girl
#13890 477 births
Sequita Girl
200 births
Sequana Girl
49 births
Compare Sequioa side by side: Sequioa vs Sequoia Sequioa vs Sequoya Sequioa vs Sequoyah
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1987–2002 (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. "Sequioa: Baby Name Since 1987 - 52 Births, Peak 1996." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/sequioa. 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 Sequioa 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 June 2026.