Pocahontas
Pocahontas was a Native American woman belonging to the Powhatan people, notable for her association with the colonial settlement at Jamestown, Virginia. She was the daughter of Wahunsenacawh, the paramount chief of a network of tributary tribes in the Tsenacommacah, encompassing the Tidewater region of what is today the U.S. state of Virginia.
Meaning & Origin of Pocahontas
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Pocahontas was a Native American woman belonging to the Powhatan people, notable for her association with the colonial settlement at Jamestown, Virginia. She was the daughter of Wahunsenacawh, the paramount chief of a network of tributary tribes in the Tsenacommacah, encompassing the Tidewater region of what is today the U.S. state of Virginia.
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The Story of Pocahontas
Pocahontas first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1897, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1925, when 12 Pocahontass were born — ranking #2,778 that year. As of 2026, Pocahontas ranks #15,292 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 217 Pocahontass have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
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About the name Pocahontas
Pocahontas is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1897 and has accumulated 217 births in the dataset. Pocahontas's peak popularity came in 1925 when it ranked #2,778. Use the chart and map above to compare Pocahontas'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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