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Pocahontas

/poʊkəˈhɑntəs/ · 100% girls · last recorded 2022

Pocahontas has been given to about 217 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1925, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables4
Pronunciation/poʊkəˈhɑntəs/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 50
Median age today90 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Pocahontas per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1925 · 12
  • Born in 20250
  • All time217

How popular is Pocahontas?

Its best year was 1925, when 12 babies were given the name, ranking 2904th. The typical living American called Pocahontas is about 90 years old today.

Names that sound like Pocahontas

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Not enough close matches

Middle names for Pocahontas

Ranked by flow score
  1. Pocahontas Eve0.74
  2. Pocahontas Iris0.73
  3. Pocahontas Opal0.73
  4. Pocahontas Ivy0.73
  5. Pocahontas Noelle0.73
  6. Pocahontas Belle0.73

Sibling names for Pocahontas

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Luellasister · 0.70
  2. Ilasister · 0.70
  3. Cleoeither · 0.68
  4. Winonasister · 0.68
  5. Forestbrother · 0.61
  6. Ambrosebrother · 0.60

Where Pocahontas is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Pocahontas Evans0.69
    2. Pocahontas Edwards0.69
    3. Pocahontas White0.66
    4. Pocahontas Reyes0.66
    5. Pocahontas Nguyen0.66
    6. Pocahontas Moore0.66

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Pocahontas

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.