How Many People Are Named Sequoyah?
people named Sequoyah are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 517,855 people in the US has this name
Based on 678 babies named Sequoyah in Social Security records from 1919 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
35 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Sequoyah, 71% were girls and 29% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 1990s: 72% of the babies were girls then and 66.3% in the 2000s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Sequoyah alive today is about 25 years old, and 66% are under 30. Half of them were between 20 and 32 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Sequoyah first appears in the records in 1919 and was given most often in 1999, to 35 babies. In 2025, 7 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1919 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Sequoyah has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #4,610, in 1991. In 2025 it ranked #12,967. Among boys, its best rank was #4,706, in 1919.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #12,967 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #4,610 (1991) | #4,706 (1919) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #5,511 in the 1990s | #8,866 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Sequoyah alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Sequoyah were born in Georgia than in any other state: about 21 of those alive today.
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