Porter
#2,564 for girls in 2025, 68 births · #560 for boys in 2025, 531 births
Given to boys 95.4% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1880 · 38 births
- Debut · boys
- 38 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 20,808since 1880
Porter over time
Rank among boys' names. Porter has never cracked the top 200 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #2,564 | 68 | #560 | 531 |
| 2024 | #2,434 | 74 | #617 | 464 |
| 2023 | #2,494 | 71 | #499 | 605 |
| 2022 | #2,295 | 81 | #506 | 592 |
| 2021 | #2,608 | 66 | #443 | 698 |
| 2020 | #2,823 | 58 | #424 | 707 |
| 2019 | #2,962 | 55 | #478 | 613 |
| 2018 | #3,293 | 48 | #418 | 749 |
| 2017 | #3,387 | 46 | #398 | 802 |
| 2016 | #2,966 | 56 | #419 | 749 |
| 2015 | #2,927 | 59 | #375 | 862 |
| 2014 | #3,778 | 40 | #368 | 857 |
| 2013 | #4,887 | 28 | #383 | 778 |
| 2012 | #4,387 | 33 | #430 | 644 |
| 2011 | #5,063 | 27 | #449 | 602 |
| 2010 | #7,217 | 17 | #446 | 602 |
| 2009 | #8,454 | 14 | #473 | 578 |
| 2008 | #6,559 | 20 | #482 | 574 |
| 2007 | #9,007 | 13 | #474 | 566 |
| 2006 | #9,286 | 12 | #479 | 553 |
| 2005 | #7,500 | 15 | #575 | 405 |
| 2004 | #11,624 | 8 | #628 | 336 |
| 2003 | #13,844 | 6 | #646 | 314 |
| 2002 | #8,837 | 11 | #687 | 265 |
| 2001 | #6,619 | 16 | #762 | 225 |
| 2000 | #11,801 | 7 | #801 | 201 |
| 1999 | #12,688 | 6 | #859 | 176 |
| 1998 | #12,426 | 6 | #1,197 | 103 |
| 1997 | — | #1,378 | 80 | |
| 1996 | #13,518 | 5 | #1,445 | 71 |
| 1995 | #10,514 | 7 | #1,477 | 65 |
| 1994 | #10,569 | 7 | #1,454 | 66 |
| 1993 | — | #1,741 | 49 | |
| 1992 | — | #2,085 | 37 | |
| 1991 | — | #2,019 | 37 | |
| 1990 | — | #2,049 | 36 | |
| 1989 | — | #2,416 | 27 | |
| 1988 | — | #2,367 | 25 | |
| 1987 | — | #2,272 | 25 | |
| 1986 | — | #2,161 | 26 | |
| 1985 | — | #1,866 | 31 | |
| 1984 | — | #2,159 | 24 | |
| 1983 | — | #1,787 | 31 | |
| 1982 | — | #1,999 | 27 | |
| 1981 | — | #2,270 | 22 | |
| 1980 | — | #2,536 | 19 | |
| 1979 | — | #2,897 | 15 | |
| 1978 | — | #2,375 | 19 | |
| 1977 | — | #1,670 | 32 | |
| 1976 | — | #2,601 | 16 | |
| 1975 | — | #2,001 | 23 | |
| 1974 | — | #2,050 | 21 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,982 | 21 | |
| 1972 | — | #1,535 | 31 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,494 | 33 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,546 | 30 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,376 | 34 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,393 | 31 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,652 | 22 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,216 | 38 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,254 | 37 | |
| 1964 | #6,009 | 6 | #1,288 | 37 |
| 1963 | — | #1,195 | 42 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,515 | 27 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,322 | 36 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,486 | 29 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,302 | 36 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,253 | 38 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,130 | 46 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,032 | 53 | |
| 1955 | — | #957 | 61 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,137 | 43 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,102 | 44 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,013 | 50 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,017 | 48 | |
| 1950 | — | #934 | 54 | |
| 1949 | — | #872 | 62 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,037 | 46 | |
| 1947 | — | #906 | 59 | |
| 1946 | — | #911 | 53 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,006 | 40 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,004 | 42 | |
| 1943 | — | #808 | 66 | |
| 1942 | — | #748 | 73 | |
| 1941 | — | #839 | 57 | |
| 1940 | — | #792 | 61 | |
| 1939 | — | #805 | 57 | |
| 1938 | — | #730 | 70 | |
| 1937 | — | #757 | 65 | |
| 1936 | — | #807 | 58 | |
| 1935 | — | #881 | 51 | |
| 1934 | — | #808 | 59 | |
| 1933 | — | #733 | 69 | |
| 1932 | — | #722 | 74 | |
| 1931 | — | #702 | 74 | |
| 1930 | — | #704 | 78 | |
| 1929 | — | #668 | 84 | |
| 1928 | — | #598 | 107 | |
| 1927 | — | #722 | 81 | |
| 1926 | — | #731 | 76 | |
| 1925 | — | #621 | 102 | |
| 1924 | — | #626 | 104 | |
| 1923 | — | #687 | 88 | |
| 1922 | — | #642 | 101 | |
| 1921 | — | #580 | 119 | |
| 1920 | — | #568 | 120 | |
| 1919 | — | #559 | 114 | |
| 1918 | — | #564 | 115 | |
| 1917 | #3,713 | 7 | #566 | 108 |
| 1916 | — | #498 | 131 | |
| 1915 | — | #555 | 103 | |
| 1914 | — | #497 | 97 | |
| 1913 | — | #498 | 76 | |
| 1912 | — | #474 | 68 | |
| 1911 | — | #441 | 44 | |
| 1910 | — | #430 | 40 | |
| 1909 | — | #505 | 26 | |
| 1908 | — | #429 | 31 | |
| 1907 | — | #429 | 29 | |
| 1906 | — | #456 | 24 | |
| 1905 | — | #346 | 35 | |
| 1904 | — | #401 | 27 | |
| 1903 | — | #430 | 22 | |
| 1902 | — | #337 | 33 | |
| 1901 | — | #371 | 25 | |
| 1900 | — | #455 | 25 | |
| 1899 | — | #362 | 25 | |
| 1898 | — | #329 | 34 | |
| 1897 | — | #360 | 27 | |
| 1896 | — | #380 | 26 | |
| 1895 | — | #383 | 25 | |
| 1894 | — | #358 | 26 | |
| 1893 | — | #359 | 25 | |
| 1892 | — | #312 | 35 | |
| 1891 | — | #386 | 20 | |
| 1890 | — | #345 | 26 | |
| 1889 | — | #405 | 20 | |
| 1888 | — | #289 | 37 | |
| 1887 | — | #461 | 14 | |
| 1886 | — | #348 | 24 | |
| 1885 | — | #277 | 36 | |
| 1884 | — | #375 | 22 | |
| 1883 | — | #346 | 23 | |
| 1882 | — | #324 | 28 | |
| 1881 | — | #276 | 32 | |
| 1880 | — | #273 | 38 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Porter was already there! It came in at #273, and was given to 38 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1887, when fewer than 15 boys a year got the name.
Where Porter is popular in 2005
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Utah#77 · 1 in 291
- Idaho#110 · 1 in 344
- Wyoming#143 · 1 in 413
- South Dakota#185 · 1 in 696
- Oregon#291 · 1 in 1,388
Best ever in a state: #55 in Utah, 2007.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | #77 | 77 | 1 in 291 |
| Idaho | #110 | 25 | 1 in 344 |
| Wyoming | #143 | 5 | 1 in 413 |
| South Dakota | #185 | 6 | 1 in 696 |
| Oregon | #291 | 14 | 1 in 1,388 |
| Nebraska | #320 | 6 | 1 in 1,718 |
| Washington | #328 | 20 | 1 in 1,736 |
| Minnesota | #352 | 13 | 1 in 2,305 |
| Iowa | #371 | 7 | 1 in 2,345 |
| Kansas | #375 | 8 | 1 in 2,054 |
| Arizona | #388 | 17 | 1 in 2,497 |
| Colorado | #423 | 11 | 1 in 2,725 |
| Indiana | #490 | 11 | 1 in 3,478 |
| Wisconsin | #493 | 8 | 1 in 3,664 |
| Arkansas | #494 | 5 | 1 in 3,012 |
| South Carolina | #555 | 6 | 1 in 3,534 |
| Michigan | #598 | 11 | 1 in 4,976 |
| Missouri | #603 | 7 | 1 in 4,862 |
| Tennessee | #645 | 7 | 1 in 5,263 |
| Alabama | #646 | 5 | 1 in 4,743 |
| North Carolina | #663 | 9 | 1 in 5,813 |
| Illinois | #736 | 12 | 1 in 6,429 |
| Ohio | #765 | 8 | 1 in 8,191 |
| Georgia | #788 | 9 | 1 in 6,635 |
| California | #885 | 23 | 1 in 11,051 |
| Pennsylvania | #919 | 6 | 1 in 10,631 |
| Florida | #929 | 11 | 1 in 9,000 |
| Texas | #1,180 | 12 | 1 in 15,093 |
| New York | #1,502 | 6 | 1 in 18,046 |
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| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Virginia | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Porter
- 57 spots since 2024 (#617 → #560)
- 136 spots since 2020 (#424 → #560)
- 185 spots since 2015 (#375 → #560)
- Biggest jump: 338 spots in 1999 (#1,197 → #859)
- Biggest drop: 196 spots in 1944 (#808 → #1,004)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1880 at #273 (38 births)
- Births halved by 1887, 7 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 96 yrs · run 1880–1943
- Highest: 1 in 2,224 boys born in 2015 were named Porter (0.04%)
- Latest: 1 in 3,217 boys born in 2025 (0.03%)
- Its best rank, #273 in 1880, was only 1 in 2,908 (0.03%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 34.9% of all boys named Porter (7,258) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 274 | #273 (1880) | #337 |
| 1890s | 269 | #312 (1892) | #357 |
| 1900s | 277 | #337 (1902) | #416 |
| 1910s | 896 | #430 (1910) | #508 |
| 1920s | 982 | #568 (1920) | #644 |
| 1930s | 655 | #702 (1931) | #765 |
| 1940s | 559 | #748 (1942) | #892 |
| 1950s | 473 | #934 (1950) | #1,088 |
| 1960s | 333 | #1,195 (1963) | #1,370 |
| 1970s | 241 | #1,494 (1971) | #2,015 |
| 1980s | 257 | #1,787 (1983) | #2,183 |
| 1990s | 720 | #859 (1999) | #1,570 |
| 2000s | 4,017 | #473 (2009) | #601 |
| 2010s | 7,258 | #368 (2014) | #416 |
| 2020s | 3,597 | #424 (2020) | #508 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Porter in 2005
Top girls' names in 2005
Top boys' names in 2005
More about 2005
girls
1,847,842 girls got a published name in 2005; 1 in 123,189 of them was named Porter, which outranked 60.9% of the 19,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #7,138Zyniah16
- #7,138Zyonna16
- #7,138Zyra16
- #7,500Porter15
- #7,500Aalayah15
- #7,500Aariah15
- #7,500Abbe15
- #7,891Aamani14
- #7,891Aamya14
- #7,891Abbigal14
Tied with 390 names at #7,500; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,997,305 boys got a published name in 2005; 1 in 4,932 of them was named Porter, which outranked 95.7% of the 13,370 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).