Porter

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Porter is a given name of English, French origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (4% of births). There have been 21,198 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 20,274 as boys and 924 as girls. Porter gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 2015 and has since declined in popularity. It is the #1,791 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 537
2023 674
2022 673
2021 764
2020 765
2019 667
2018 797
2017 848
2016 805
2015 921
2014 897
2013 806
2012 677
2011 629
2010 619
2009 592
2008 594
2007 579
2006 565
2005 420
2004 344
2003 320
2002 276
2001 241
2000 208
1999 182
1998 109
1997 80
1996 76
1995 72
1994 73
1993 49
1992 37
1991 37
1990 36
1989 27
1988 25
1987 25
1986 26
1985 31
1984 24
1983 31
1982 27
1981 22
1980 19
1979 15
1978 19
1977 32
1976 16
1975 23
1974 21
1973 21
1972 31
1971 33
1970 30
1969 34
1968 31
1967 22
1966 38
1965 37
1964 43
1963 42
1962 27
1961 36
1960 29
1959 36
1958 38
1957 46
1956 53
1955 61
1954 43
1953 44
1952 50
1951 48
1950 54
1949 62
1948 46
1947 59
1946 53
1945 40
1944 42
1943 66
1942 73
1941 57
1940 61
1939 57
1938 70
1937 65
1936 58
1935 51
1934 59
1933 69
1932 74
1931 74
1930 78
1929 84
1928 107
1927 81
1926 76
1925 102
1924 104
1923 88
1922 101
1921 119
1920 120
1919 114
1918 115
1917 115
1916 131
1915 103
1914 97
1913 76
1912 68
1911 44
1910 40
1909 26
1908 31
1907 29
1906 24
1905 35
1904 27
1903 22
1902 33
1901 25
1900 25
1899 25
1898 34
1897 27
1896 26
1895 25
1894 26
1893 25
1892 35
1891 20
1890 26
1889 20
1888 37
1887 14
1886 24
1885 36
1884 22
1883 23
1882 28
1881 32
1880 38