Given name
Sequoya
“of the giant redwood tree”
Sequoya is a variant of Sequoia. One Native American interpretation is “of the giant redwood tree.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Sequoya is a variant of Sequoia. One Native American interpretation is “of the giant redwood tree.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Sequoya is a variant of Sequoia. An origin associated with Sequoia is Native American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1978. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sequoya through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 498
- 5 boys · 493 girls
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 31 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 31 in 1991. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 453 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Sequoya’s family of names
Sequoya has a related form in Sequoia.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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