Given name
Sequoyah
“of the giant redwood tree”
Sequoyah is a variant of Sequoia. One Native American interpretation is “of the giant redwood tree.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Sequoyah is a variant of Sequoia. One Native American interpretation is “of the giant redwood tree.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Sequoyah 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 1919. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sequoyah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 678
- 201 boys · 477 girls
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 35 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #12,972 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 12,972 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 569 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.
Sequoyah’s family of names
Sequoyah 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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