Is Sequoia a boy or girl name?
Sequoia is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 74 girls and 10 boys were named Sequoia, so 88.1% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 89% of the 4,315 US babies named Sequoia were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #8,196
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,450
- Babies named Sequoia since 1958
- 4,315
- Most popular year
- 2002
- 193 babies
Boys and girls named Sequoia, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1970s | 18 | 106 | 85.5% |
| 1980s | 15 | 468 | 96.9% |
| 1990s | 79 | 960 | 92.4% |
| 2000s | 148 | 1,163 | 88.7% |
| 2010s | 132 | 731 | 84.7% |
| 2020s | 84 | 406 | 82.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10 | #8,196 | 74 | #2,450 |
| 2023 | 18 | #5,416 | 80 | #2,306 |
| 2022 | 15 | #6,094 | 92 | #2,100 |
| 2021 | 23 | #4,471 | 81 | #2,282 |
| 2020 | 18 | #5,194 | 79 | #2,275 |
| 2019 | 16 | #5,753 | 92 | #2,065 |
| 2018 | 11 | #7,533 | 76 | #2,400 |
| 2017 | 19 | #5,076 | 80 | #2,316 |
| 2016 | 13 | #6,660 | 64 | #2,732 |
| 2015 | 13 | #6,612 | 74 | #2,470 |
| 2014 | 13 | #6,567 | 69 | #2,578 |
| 2013 | 13 | #6,555 | 59 | #2,898 |
| 2012 | 10 | #8,041 | 71 | #2,562 |
| 2011 | 10 | #7,964 | 67 | #2,661 |
| 2010 | 14 | #6,310 | 79 | #2,402 |
| 2009 | 15 | #6,038 | 72 | #2,588 |
| 2008 | 15 | #6,011 | 81 | #2,395 |
| 2007 | 10 | #8,068 | 102 | #2,014 |
| 2006 | 16 | #5,482 | 103 | #1,956 |
| 2005 | 17 | #4,996 | 104 | #1,875 |
| 2004 | 18 | #4,759 | 134 | #1,515 |
| 2003 | 15 | #5,224 | 142 | #1,409 |
| 2002 | 12 | #6,010 | 181 | #1,147 |
| 2001 | 19 | #4,266 | 135 | #1,410 |
| 2000 | 11 | #6,236 | 109 | #1,630 |
| 1999 | 19 | #3,956 | 97 | #1,704 |
| 1998 | 12 | #5,406 | 97 | #1,663 |
| 1997 | 8 | #7,166 | 94 | #1,677 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,898 | 93 | #1,652 |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,870 | 106 | #1,501 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,877 | 91 | #1,661 |
| 1993 | 9 | #6,139 | 110 | #1,458 |
| 1992 | 5 | #9,577 | 111 | #1,446 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,031 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 93 | #1,614 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,767 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,719 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,659 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 51 | #2,106 |
| 1985 | 5 | #7,403 | 44 | #2,311 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,139 |
| 1983 | 5 | #7,155 | 24 | #3,407 |
| 1982 | 5 | #7,189 | 30 | #3,003 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,222 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 19 | #4,112 |
| 1979 | 7 | #5,269 | 30 | #2,916 |
| 1978 | 5 | #6,606 | 12 | #5,481 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,886 |
| 1976 | 6 | #5,485 | 14 | #4,549 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 6 | #8,806 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 8 | #6,745 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 11 | #5,134 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 6 | #8,124 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,857 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Sequoia reached #3,956 in 1999. As a girl name, it reached #1,147 in 2002. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.