Sequoia

#1,981 for girls in 2025, 97 births · #6,143 for boys in 2025, 14 births
Given to girls 88.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
#1,144
2002 · 181 births
Debut · girls
1958
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
3,941
since 1958

Sequoia over time

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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201995peak #1,144, 2002peak #3,834, 1999girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,98197#6,14314
2024#2,36277#7,76510
2023#2,26981#5,25518
2022#2,08792#5,87415
2021#2,26681#4,36223
2020#2,25779#5,04118
2019#2,05692#5,55516
2018#2,36177#6,70312
2017#2,30280#4,93519
2016#2,69764#6,34913
2015#2,45674#6,32413
2014#2,56069#6,30713
2013#2,87059#6,24113
2012#2,54871#7,55910
2011#2,63867#7,50210
2010#2,38679#6,03614
2009#2,56872#5,80015
2008#2,38081#5,76715
2007#2,003102#7,59010
2006#1,939103#5,30316
2005#1,855104#4,82417
2004#1,498134#4,60218
2003#1,395142#5,03515
2002#1,144181#5,72512
2001#1,403135#4,12119
2000#1,617109#5,92011
1999#1,68897#3,83419
1998#1,65797#5,15912
1997#1,67194#6,6188
1996#1,64193#5,53510
1995#1,492106#6,4078
1994#1,64991#6,3728
1993#1,451110#5,7719
1992#1,442111#8,4355
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1985#2,28344#6,5235
1984#2,11147—
1983#3,34024#6,2385
1982#2,95930#6,3855
1981#3,14727—
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1979#2,86030#4,8427
1978#5,21412#5,7725
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1976#4,36314#4,9356
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First appearance
1958

The first year at least five girls were named Sequoia! It came in at #6,103, and was given to 5 baby girls.

Quietest stretch: 1958–1970, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Sequoia is popular in 1995

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Sequoia, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Sequoia, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Sequoia, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Sequoia, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Sequoia, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Sequoia, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Sequoia, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Sequoia, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Sequoia, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 girls named Sequoia, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Sequoia, so not publishedWIMichigan: #710 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 5,848 girlsMINew York: #1,706 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 17,920 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Sequoia, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Sequoia, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Sequoia, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Sequoia, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Sequoia, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Sequoia, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Sequoia, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Sequoia, so not publishedINOhio: #1,135 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 12,695 girlsOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Sequoia, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Sequoia, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Sequoia, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,111 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 9,774 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Sequoia, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Sequoia, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Sequoia, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Sequoia, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Sequoia, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Sequoia, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Sequoia, so not publishedVAMaryland: #653 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,930 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Sequoia, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Sequoia, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Sequoia, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Sequoia, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Sequoia, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Sequoia, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Sequoia, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Sequoia, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Sequoia, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Sequoia, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Sequoia, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Sequoia, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Sequoia, so not publishedALGeorgia: #858 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,821 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Sequoia, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 girls named Sequoia, so not publishedTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Sequoia, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Maryland#653 · 1 in 4,930
  2. Michigan#710 · 1 in 5,848
  3. Georgia#858 · 1 in 6,821
  4. California#1,111 · 1 in 9,774
  5. Ohio#1,135 · 1 in 12,695

Best ever in a state: #317 in South Carolina, 2002.

Show every state
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Maryland#65351 in 4,930
Michigan#71091 in 5,848
Georgia#85861 in 6,821
California#1,111241 in 9,774
Ohio#1,13551 in 12,695
New York#1,70661 in 17,920
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Sequoia
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 381 spots since 2024 (#2,362 → #1,981)
  • 276 spots since 2020 (#2,257 → #1,981)
  • 475 spots since 2015 (#2,456 → #1,981)
Rise & fade · girls
44 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1958
  • Peaked 2002 at #1,144 (181 births)
  • Births halved by 2008, 6 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Never in the top 1,000
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · girls
1 in 9,928
  • Highest: 1 in 9,928 girls born in 2002 were named Sequoia (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 16,570 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 2000s
  • 29.5% of all girls named Sequoia (1,163) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
  • The majority has never changed
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Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1950s5#6,103 (1958)#6,103
1960s0——
1970s106#2,860 (1979)#5,337
1980s468#1,647 (1987)#2,501
1990s960#1,442 (1992)#1,631
2000s1,163#1,144 (2002)#1,780
2010s732#2,056 (2019)#2,487
2020s507#1,981 (2025)#2,204

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Sequoia in 1995

girls
#1,492
106 births · 1 in 16,590 girls
boys
#6,407
8 births · 1 in 237,963 boys

Top girls' names in 1995

  1. #1Jessica27,941
  2. #2Ashley26,606
  3. #3Emily24,382
  4. #4Samantha21,644
  5. #5Sarah21,395
  6. #6Taylor20,426
  7. #7Hannah17,018
  8. #8Brittany16,477
  9. #9Amanda16,354
  10. #10Elizabeth16,192
  11. #1,492Sequoia106

Top boys' names in 1995

  1. #1Michael41,409
  2. #2Matthew32,882
  3. #3Christopher32,679
  4. #4Jacob31,134
  5. #5Joshua30,720
  6. #6Tyler29,161
  7. #7Nicholas29,160
  8. #8Brandon26,904
  9. #9Daniel26,728
  10. #10Austin25,908
  11. #6,407Sequoia8
More about 1995

girls

1,758,548 girls got a published name in 1995; 1 in 16,590 of them was named Sequoia, which outranked 90.5% of the 15,753 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Sequoia
  1. #1,482Meg107
  2. #1,482Nicolle107
  3. #1,482Tracie107
  4. #1,492Sequoia106
  5. #1,492Acacia106
  6. #1,492Cady106
  7. #1,492Deonna106
  8. #1,502Chiara105
  9. #1,502Deasia105
  10. #1,502Makaila105

Tied with 9 names at #1,492; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1994
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,718Iridian#7,604 → #886
  2. ↑ 2,689Daija#3,615 → #926
  3. ↑ 2,119Lyric#2,752 → #633
  4. ↑ 1,910Daja#2,877 → #967
  5. ↑ 1,602Shania#2,047 → #445
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,205Nohely#896 → #2,101
  2. ↓ 1,048Zana#802 → #1,850
  3. ↓ 869Kadijah#512 → #1,381
  4. ↓ 609Clarisa#664 → #1,273
  5. ↓ 514Dayana#751 → #1,265

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,903,701 boys got a published name in 1995; 1 in 237,963 of them was named Sequoia, which outranked 38.0% of the 10,330 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Sequoia
  1. #5,928Zeferino9
  2. #5,928Zenon9
  3. #5,928Ziare9
  4. #6,407Sequoia8
  5. #6,407Aaronjames8
  6. #6,407Abdel8
  7. #6,407Abrar8
  8. #6,992Abayomi7
  9. #6,992Abdullahi7
  10. #6,992Abu7

Tied with 584 names at #6,407; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1994
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,703Tristin#2,307 → #604
  2. ↑ 1,494Raekwon#2,082 → #588
  3. ↑ 1,357Tristian#2,219 → #862
  4. ↑ 1,269Triston#1,795 → #526
  5. ↑ 1,186Rashaan#2,123 → #937
Fallers
  1. ↓ 469Shyheim#817 → #1,286
  2. ↓ 335Ryne#897 → #1,232
  3. ↓ 251Daulton#792 → #1,043
  4. ↓ 247Demetri#886 → #1,133
  5. ↓ 242Jerrell#917 → #1,159

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1995 →