Sequoyah is a rare name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 1999 and has grown less common since.
Sequoyah is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #12,972 for girl births in the United States (and #21,674 across all names), given to 7 babies. Sequoyah was first reported in SSA data in 1919 and peaked in 1997 (23 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | #12,972 | — |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | #14,999 | — |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | #9,510 | #13,844 |
| 2022 | 17 | 17 | #15,040 | #7,676 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 | #17,299 | — |
| 2020 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,798 |
| 2019 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,604 |
| 2016 | 6 | 6 | #15,936 | — |
| 2014 | 7 | 7 | #14,327 | — |
| 2013 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,917 |
| 2011 | 9 | 9 | #11,998 | — |
| 2010 | 18 | 18 | #9,702 | #11,949 |
| 2009 | 7 | 7 | #14,979 | — |
| 2008 | 10 | 10 | — | #8,201 |
| 2007 | 14 | 14 | #12,496 | #14,050 |
| 2006 | 13 | 13 | #9,189 | — |
| 2005 | 24 | 24 | #7,439 | #8,960 |
| 2004 | 28 | 28 | #5,521 | #12,916 |
| 2003 | 34 | 34 | #6,260 | #5,227 |
| 2002 | 25 | 25 | #7,374 | #6,966 |
| 2001 | 27 | 27 | #6,577 | #6,856 |
| 2000 | 26 | 26 | #5,900 | #8,975 |
| 1999 | 35 | 35 | #5,393 | #4,721 |
| 1998 | 25 | 25 | #6,019 | #7,429 |
| 1997 | 34 | — | #4,636 | #5,588 |
| 1996 | 26 | — | #5,249 | #7,822 |
| 1995 | 26 | — | #5,181 | #7,666 |
| 1994 | 25 | — | #7,509 | #4,747 |
| 1993 | 22 | — | #4,643 | — |
| 1992 | 17 | — | #8,609 | #7,270 |
| 1991 | 22 | — | #4,616 | — |
| 1990 | 11 | — | #7,761 | — |
| 1989 | 23 | — | #5,236 | #7,740 |
| 1988 | 9 | — | #8,243 | — |
| 1987 | 8 | — | #8,592 | — |
| 1986 | 8 | — | #8,343 | — |
| 1985 | 6 | — | #10,379 | — |
| 1984 | 8 | — | #7,996 | — |
| 1983 | 6 | — | #9,992 | — |
| 1982 | 12 | — | #9,003 | #7,189 |
| 1981 | 5 | — | — | #7,098 |
| 1979 | 12 | — | #5,683 | — |
| 1978 | 7 | — | #8,350 | — |
| 1977 | 7 | — | #8,237 | — |
| 1919 | 5 | — | — | #4,708 |