Anacaona
Anacaona was a Taíno cacica, zemi interpreter, composer, and poet born in Yaguana, Jaragua, Hispaniola. After the death of her brother Bohechío in 1500, she became the ruler of Jaragua. In the centuries since her death, she has been re-imagined and memorialized in various forms of poetry, music, and literature from the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and the wider Caribbean.
Meaning & Origin of Anacaona
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Anacaona was a Taíno cacica, zemi interpreter, composer, and poet born in Yaguana, Jaragua, Hispaniola. After the death of her brother Bohechío in 1500, she became the ruler of Jaragua. In the centuries since her death, she has been re-imagined and memorialized in various forms of poetry, music, and literature from the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and the wider Caribbean.
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The Story of Anacaona
Anacaona first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2022, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 5 Anacaonas were born — ranking #15,292 that year. As of 2026, Anacaona ranks #15,292 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 5 Anacaonas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2020s through the 2020s.
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About the name Anacaona
Anacaona is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2022 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Anacaona's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #15,292. Use the chart and map above to compare Anacaona's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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