Nokomis
Nokomis is the name of Nanabozho's grandmother in the Ojibwe traditional stories and was the name of Hiawatha's grandmother in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, The Song of Hiawatha, which is a re-telling of the Nanabozho stories.
Meaning & Origin of Nokomis
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nokomis is the name of Nanabozho's grandmother in the Ojibwe traditional stories and was the name of Hiawatha's grandmother in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, The Song of Hiawatha, which is a re-telling of the Nanabozho stories.
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The Story of Nokomis
Nokomis first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1916, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1999, when 10 Nokomiss were born — ranking #8,805 that year. As of 2026, Nokomis ranks #15,292 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 60 Nokomiss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Nokomis
Nokomis is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1916 and has accumulated 60 births in the dataset. Nokomis's peak popularity came in 1999 when it ranked #8,805. Use the chart and map above to compare Nokomis'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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