Sequoia
#1,987 in 2025UnisexGirls' nameBoys' nameMeaning not yet documented
Sequoia has been given to 4,432 babies in the U.S. since 1958. In 2025 it ranked #1,987 of 17,293 girls’ names in use. Its peak year was 2002, with 181 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 89% girls, 11% boys all-time.
Babies named Sequoia, 2025
1 in 34,200
Sequoia over time, 1880–2025
Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.
Girls or boys — Sequoia over time
In 2025, Sequoia went to 87% girls and 13% boys.
A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.
How common is Sequoia?
Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.
- Among all babies, 2025
- 1 in 34,200
- 97 of 3,315,165 births
- Among girls only
- 1 in 16,600
- <0.01% of girls
- Rank, 2025
- #1,987
- of 17,293 girls’ names in use
- Coin-flip room size
- 23,691 kids
- Even odds of a second one
Where Sequoia sits on the popularity scale
Chance at least one other child shares the name
If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.
Put another way: gather 23,691 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Sequoia. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.
When Sequoias were born
Half of everyone ever recorded as Sequoia was born before 2003 — so the typical Sequoia is around 22 today.
- Biggest decade
- 2000s
- 29.5% of all use
- Born in the last 25 years
- 58.2%
- A modern name
- Recorded since 1950
- 3,941
- People you could plausibly meet
2000s — 29.5% of all recorded uses (1,163).
Is Sequoia rising or falling?
Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.
- Rank vs 1 year ago
- +395
- Places climbed
- Rank vs 5 years ago
- +288
- Places climbed
- Rank vs 10 years ago
- +483
- Places climbed
- Births vs 10 years ago
- 1.31×
- More babies than then
- Share of its own peak
- 53.6%
- Peak was 2002 (181)
- Years since peak
- 23
- Years
- Year-to-year steadiness
- Shifting
- 12.0% average annual change
Where Sequoia is used — girls
Across 2016–2025, Sequoia was most concentrated in Oregon — about 1 in 2,439 girls, against 1 in 15,535 across all states with data. It was least common in Texas (1 in —).
Most concentrated
- 1Oregon1 in 2,439
- 2California1 in 8,333
- 3Washington1 in 10,000
- 4Colorado1 in 12,500
- 5Wisconsin1 in 16,667
- 6New York1 in 50,000
- 7Michigan1 in 100,000
- 8Texas1 in —
Shading is the share of that state's recorded girls given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings.
Where Sequoia is used — boys
Across 1910–2025, Sequoia was most concentrated in California — about 1 in — boys, against 1 in 305,837 across all states with data.
Most concentrated
- 1California1 in —
Shading is the share of that state's recorded boys given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings. Sequoia has too little recent state data to map, so this covers all years from 1910.
Sequoia around the world
Where Sequoia ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.
- England & Wales2008–2022#2,889in 2022
- Canada1995–2024#2,710in 2024
- South Australia1990–2012#871in 2012
Popularity data from Office for National Statistics, Statistics Canada and Consumer and Business Services (South Australia). ONS data under Open Government Licence v3.0. StatCan data under Statistics Canada Open Licence. CBS SA data under CC BY 4.0.
Sequoia by the numbers
The raw record for each sex the name is used for.
As a girl's name
Names similar to Sequoia
Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.
Names with a curve like Sequoia
Not spelling — timing. These names rose, peaked and faded in the same years as Sequoia, so they read as being from the same moment even when they look nothing alike.
Sibling names for Sequoia
Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.