Sequoia
Sequoia is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Sequoia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sequoia is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Sequoia
As a girl name
Sequoia first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1958, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2002: 181 births, good for #1,144 nationwide. About 29% of every Sequoia on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Sequoia ranks #2,372 for girls with 77 births, holding steady (-2%). All told, over 4K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Sequoia first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1976, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2021: 23 births, good for #4,362 nationwide. About 30% of every Sequoia on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Sequoia ranks #7,211 for boys with 10 births, falling sharply (-26%). All told, over 497 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Sequoia
Sequoia is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1958 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Sequoia's peak popularity came in 2002 when it ranked #1,144. Use the chart and map above to compare Sequoia's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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