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.
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