Pocahontas
- US rank
- Unranked
- Syllables
- 4
- Peak
- #1,094 in 1897
0 babies were named Pocahontas in the US in 2025.
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US births per million girls, 1897–2025
Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
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- HistoryPocahontas first shows up in US birth records in 1897, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 128 years since.
- Best yearIts best year was 1897, when it reached #1,094.
About the name Pocahontas
Pocahontas is a girl name. It has 10 letters and 4 syllables, starting with P and ending in “-tas”. US birth records list Pocahontas for girls from 1897 to 2022, in 32 of those 126 years. Its best year was 1897, when it ranked #1,094 among girl names. It hasn't been given to 5 or more US babies in a year since 2022, so today it's a genuinely rare choice.
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 13 | 78,125 girls |
| 1900s | 5.4 | 184,162 girls |
| 1910s | 8.3 | 121,065 girls |
| 1920s | 5.8 | 173,310 girls |
| 1930s | 3.7 | 268,097 girls |
| 1940s | 0.9 | 1,123,596 girls |
| 2010s | 0.3 | 3,571,429 girls |
| 2020s | 2.0 | 500,000 girls |
Questions about the name Pocahontas
Is Pocahontas a boy or girl name?
Pocahontas is a girl name.
How popular is the name Pocahontas?
Pocahontas is rare: fewer than 5 US girls got it in 2025, and it was last given to 5 or more in 2022. It peaked at #1,094 in 1897.