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Sequoyah

Recorded 1919–2025 · United States

Sequoyah was most popular in 1999, when 35 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,848 that year. In 2025 it ranked #20,040, with 7 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 678 people named Sequoyah.

Most popular in1999
Rank that year#5,848
Births that year35
Total since 1880678
Given to70% girls

Sequoyah over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Sequoyah’s peak in 1999. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Sequoyah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Sequoyah is a unisex name — 70.3% of the 678 Americans given it were girls and 29.7% were boys. It changed hands: since 1995 it has gone mainly to girls, having gone mainly to boys before that. In births since 2016 it is 58% girls and 42% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org