Unisex name · since 1977
Sequoyah
477 babies named Sequoyah in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,213 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,220 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 477
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Sequoyah is the #12220 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 477 recorded since 1977.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sequoyah has been recorded 477 times among girls since 1977, currently ranked #12220 nationally and more common than 29% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2025.
- #12,213 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,220 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 477 born since 1977
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sequoyah ranks #12,213 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,220 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 477 born since 1977, peaking in the 1990s.
- #12,213 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,220 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 477
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Sequoyah's 477 recorded births place it above 83.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
How Sequoyah compares
477 Top 46% higher than 54% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Sequoyah's all-time total is 27% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sequoyah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 477 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sequoyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sequoyah's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2021, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1997 peak of 23, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sequoyah popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (1997)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Sequoyah popularity over time - boys
201 total births recorded since 1919 (Sequoyah as boys' name)
Sequoyah by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (175 births, 37% of the file).
1990s was Sequoyah's strongest decade.
175 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Sequoyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 26
1970s
26 births
- 1980s 69
1980s
69 births
- 1990s
1990s
175 births
- 2000s
2000s
138 births
- 2010s 34
2010s
34 births
- 2020s 35
2020s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 175 births (37% of all-time use).
Sequoyah by state
Where Sequoyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 21 | 4.4% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 1.0% |
21 of 477 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Sequoyah's data
- Sequoyah's decade-level peak was the 1990s (175 total births); usage has since declined to 35 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Sequoyahs (21 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 Sequoyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1977–2025 (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 Sequoyah 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.