Girls' name · since 1897
Pocahontas
217 babies named Pocahontas in U.S. Social Security records since 1897, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #18,991 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 217
- born since 1897
- 1920s
- peak decade
217 girls have been named Pocahontas since 1897, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pocahontas has been recorded 217 times among girls since 1897, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1897 to 2022.
- #18,991 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 217 born since 1897
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pocahontas ranks #18,991 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 217 born since 1897, peaking in the 1920s.
- #18,991 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 217
- born since 1897
- 1920s
- peak decade
Pocahontas's 217 recorded births place it above 73.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Pocahontas's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Pocahontas splits its recorded history at 1924: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1904 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1925 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Pocahontas popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1897–2022
- Peak year (1925)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 126 years of records
Pocahontas by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (69 births, 32% of the file).
1920s was Pocahontas's strongest decade.
69 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Pocahontas births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 9
1890s
9 births
- 1900s 17
1900s
17 births
- 1910s
1910s
56 births
- 1920s
1920s
69 births
- 1930s
1930s
40 births
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 69 births (32% of all-time use).
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What to do with Pocahontas's data
- Pocahontas's decade-level peak was the 1920s (69 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Pocahontas
Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Pocahontas: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1925)
Similar record span (~125 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1897–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Pocahontas draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.