Porter

Given to 21,801 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −20% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
#2564
recorded as girls
#560
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
599
girls 68 · boys 531
Peak year
2015
862 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
21,801
since 1880

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Porter was most popular in 2015, when 862 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.45 per 1,000). In 2025, 531 babies were named Porter, ranking #560 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 20%.00.1250.250.3750.518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2015 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Porter was most popular in 2015, when 862 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.45 per 1,000). In 2025, 531 babies were named Porter, ranking #560 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 20%.00.1250.250.3750.51880192019602000Peak 2015

Porter was most popular in 2015, when 862 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.45 per 1,000). In 2025, 531 babies were named Porter, ranking #560 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 20%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 68 2564 531 560
2024 74 2434 464 617
2023 71 2494 605 499
2022 81 2295 592 506
2021 66 2608 698 443
2020 58 2823 707 424
2019 55 2962 613 478
2018 48 3293 749 418
2017 46 3387 802 398
2016 56 2966 749 419
2015 59 2927 862 375
2014 40 3778 857 368
2013 28 4887 778 383
2012 33 4387 644 430
2011 27 5063 602 449
2010 17 7217 602 446
2009 14 8454 578 473
2008 20 6559 574 482
2007 13 9007 566 474
2006 12 9286 553 479
2005 15 7500 405 575
2004 8 11624 336 628
2003 6 13844 314 646
2002 11 8837 265 687
2001 16 6619 225 762
2000 7 11801 201 801
1999 6 12688 176 859
1998 6 12426 103 1197
1997 <5 — 80 1378
1996 5 13518 71 1445
1995 7 10514 65 1477
1994 7 10569 66 1454
1993 <5 — 49 1741
1992 <5 — 37 2085
1991 <5 — 37 2019
1990 <5 — 36 2049
1989 <5 — 27 2416
1988 <5 — 25 2367
1987 <5 — 25 2272
1986 <5 — 26 2161
1985 <5 — 31 1866
1984 <5 — 24 2159
1983 <5 — 31 1787
1982 <5 — 27 1999
1981 <5 — 22 2270
1980 <5 — 19 2536
1979 <5 — 15 2897
1978 <5 — 19 2375
1977 <5 — 32 1670
1976 <5 — 16 2601
1975 <5 — 23 2001
1974 <5 — 21 2050
1973 <5 — 21 1982
1972 <5 — 31 1535
1971 <5 — 33 1494
1970 <5 — 30 1546
1969 <5 — 34 1376
1968 <5 — 31 1393
1967 <5 — 22 1652
1966 <5 — 38 1216
1965 <5 — 37 1254
1964 6 6009 37 1288
1963 <5 — 42 1195
1962 <5 — 27 1515
1961 <5 — 36 1322
1960 <5 — 29 1486
1959 <5 — 36 1302
1958 <5 — 38 1253
1957 <5 — 46 1130
1956 <5 — 53 1032
1955 <5 — 61 957
1954 <5 — 43 1137
1953 <5 — 44 1102
1952 <5 — 50 1013
1951 <5 — 48 1017
1950 <5 — 54 934
1949 <5 — 62 872
1948 <5 — 46 1037
1947 <5 — 59 906
1946 <5 — 53 911
1945 <5 — 40 1006
1944 <5 — 42 1004
1943 <5 — 66 808
1942 <5 — 73 748
1941 <5 — 57 839
1940 <5 — 61 792
1939 <5 — 57 805
1938 <5 — 70 730
1937 <5 — 65 757
1936 <5 — 58 807
1935 <5 — 51 881
1934 <5 — 59 808
1933 <5 — 69 733
1932 <5 — 74 722
1931 <5 — 74 702
1930 <5 — 78 704
1929 <5 — 84 668
1928 <5 — 107 598
1927 <5 — 81 722
1926 <5 — 76 731
1925 <5 — 102 621
1924 <5 — 104 626
1923 <5 — 88 687
1922 <5 — 101 642
1921 <5 — 119 580
1920 <5 — 120 568
1919 <5 — 114 559
1918 <5 — 115 564
1917 7 3713 108 566
1916 <5 — 131 498
1915 <5 — 103 555
1914 <5 — 97 497
1913 <5 — 76 498
1912 <5 — 68 474
1911 <5 — 44 441
1910 <5 — 40 430
1909 <5 — 26 505
1908 <5 — 31 429
1907 <5 — 29 429
1906 <5 — 24 456
1905 <5 — 35 346
1904 <5 — 27 401
1903 <5 — 22 430
1902 <5 — 33 337
1901 <5 — 25 371
1900 <5 — 25 455
1899 <5 — 25 362
1898 <5 — 34 329
1897 <5 — 27 360
1896 <5 — 26 380
1895 <5 — 25 383
1894 <5 — 26 358
1893 <5 — 25 359
1892 <5 — 35 312
1891 <5 — 20 386
1890 <5 — 26 345
1889 <5 — 20 405
1888 <5 — 37 289
1887 <5 — 14 461
1886 <5 — 24 348
1885 <5 — 36 277
1884 <5 — 22 375
1883 <5 — 23 346
1882 <5 — 28 324
1881 <5 — 32 276
1880 <5 — 38 273

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Where Porter is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 5% · boys 95% across all years