Sequoia
Sequoia was the 1987th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 97 babies. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked 1147th with 181 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 483 places. More babies were named Sequoia in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,987 girls, up 288 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 97girls
- Girls and boys
- 84% girls, 16% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2002181 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,432babies recorded
Sequoia popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,987 | #6,395 | 97 | 14 |
| 2020 | #2,275 | #5,195 | 79 | 18 |
| 2010 | #2,402 | #6,310 | 79 | 14 |
| 2000 | #1,630 | #6,237 | 109 | 11 |
| 1990 | #1,614 | — | 93 | — |
| 1980 | #4,111 | — | 19 | — |
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How popular is Sequoia, counting every spelling?
Sequoia has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Sequoia?
97 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Sequoia (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Sequoia born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 86 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Sequoia.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Sequoia?
About 3,900 people born in the US named Sequoia are alive today, with a median age of 23; half are between 13 and 32. That makes Sequoia mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Sequoia by state
How common Sequoia was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Oregon (7.6×), California (2.3×). In 43 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Sequoia: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Sequoia, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Sequoia
How popular is the name Sequoia?
Sequoia was the 1987th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 97 babies. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked 1147th with 181 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 483 places. More babies were named Sequoia in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Sequoia a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 84% girls, 16% boys given the name Sequoia in the US.
Where is Sequoia most popular?
In 2021–2025, Sequoia was most common in Oregon (0.40 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Washington.