Sequoia
Meaning
named for the giant sequoia tree, itself honoring Cherokee scholar Sequoyah
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Sequoia peaked in the 1990s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
When you meet Sequoia
Most people given the name Sequoia in the United States are teenagers or young adults today.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Sequoia deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Sequoia truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Sequoia fits with your family’s names and surname.
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