Entry № 2175 · Cherokee origin

Sequoia Sequoia — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ seh-KWOY-ah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Cherokee
Meaning
"Giant redwood (Sequoyah's tree)"
Syllables
3
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Modern (Cherokee)

A name that means "giant redwood (sequoyah's tree)".

Sequoia is the genus of giant redwood trees — named after Sequoyah (c. 1770-1843), the Cherokee polymath who created the Cherokee syllabary. The Sequoia National Park preserves the world's largest trees.

Sequoia is widely used in modern naming.

Giant redwood. Sequoyah's tree.

Where Sequoia stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Sequoia · last year
87 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Sequoias before her.

Real people
Sequoyah
Cherokee polymath, creator of Cherokee syllabary.
c. 1770 – 1843
In fiction
Sequoia
Common in modern fiction.

Names connected to Sequoia.

The number behind Sequoia.

1

The Pioneer

Sequoia reduces to one — the number of giant redwood.

Why families chose this name.

"Giant redwood. Seven letters. Sequoia."
Marie · Mother of one · California