Girls' name · since 1978
Sequoya
493 babies named Sequoya in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,963 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 493
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
493 girls have been named Sequoya since 1978, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Sequoya recorded 493 times among girls since 1978, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2023.
- #11,963 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 493 born since 1978
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sequoya ranks #11,963 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 493 born since 1978, peaking in the 1990s.
- #11,963 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 493
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Sequoya's 493 recorded births place it above 83.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Sequoya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sequoya splits its recorded history at 1996: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2012 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 31 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sequoya popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2023
- Peak year (1991)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Sequoya popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1986 (Sequoya as boys' name)
Sequoya by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (220 births, 45% of the file).
1990s was Sequoya's strongest decade.
220 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Sequoya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 20
1970s
20 births
- 1980s
1980s
105 births
- 1990s
1990s
220 births
- 2000s
2000s
123 births
- 2010s 20
2010s
20 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 220 births (45% of all-time use).
Sequoya by state
Where Sequoya concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 12 | 2.4% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 6 | 1.2% |
| #3 | South Carolina | | 5 | 1.0% |
12 of 493 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Sequoya's data
- Sequoya's decade-level peak was the 1990s (220 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Sequoyas (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sequoya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~45 yrs)
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, 1978–2023 (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 Sequoya 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.