Gender
Female
Origin
- American
- playful
- Native American
- Playful; Chief Powhatan''s daughter who successfully argued for the life and release of Captain John Smith. Pocahontas was later held for ransom by Jamestown, Virginia settlers, and eventually married one of them.
Syllables
4
Pronunciation
p(o)-cahon-tas, poca-hontas
Popularity in the USA
- Girls: peak in 1925 (rank #2778, 12 births); most recent 2022 (rank #15292, 5 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 5 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data