Sequoia
si-KWOY-uh
Popularity
#2450
Letters
7
Syllables
4
Origin
Native American
Total Births
4,315
Peak Year
#193 in 2002
First Recorded
1958
Style
Nature-Inspired, Strong & Bold
Spelling
Tricky to spell
What It Means
Named after the giant sequoia trees native to California, honoring the Cherokee scholar Sequoyah who invented the Cherokee syllabary.
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