Girls' name · since 1988
Tequoia
11 babies named Tequoia in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #54,272 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 11
- born since 1988
- 1980s
- peak decade
11 girls have been named Tequoia since 1988, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tequoia has been recorded 11 times among girls since 1988, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 1989.
- #54,272 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 11 born since 1988
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tequoia ranks #54,272 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 1988, peaking in the 1980s.
- #54,272 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 11
- born since 1988
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tequoia's 11 recorded births place it above 24.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tequoia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tequoia splits its recorded history at 1989: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1988 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tequoia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1989
- Peak year (1989)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
Tequoia by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (11 births, 100% of the file).
1980s was Tequoia's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Tequoia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 11 births (100% of all-time use).
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tequoia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~1 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, 1988–1989 (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 Tequoia 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.