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Porter name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Porter ranks #560 in male records (531 reported) and #2,578 in female records (68 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#2,578 · 68 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count decreased by 6 female records (74 to 68); rank moved from #2,454 to #2,578.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count increased by 2 female records (66 to 68); rank moved from #2,634 to #2,578.
2025 male rank and count
#560 · 531 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count increased by 67 male records (464 to 531); rank moved from #618 to #560.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count decreased by 167 male records (698 to 531); rank moved from #443 to #560.
Peak year in available data
2017: 802 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Porter becoming more popular?

Porter's reported male count increased by 67 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #618 to #560. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Porter in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for PorterFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.8020201620252016: 56 female records2017: 46 female records2018: 48 female records2019: 55 female records2020: 58 female records2021: 66 female records2022: 81 female records2023: 71 female records2024: 74 female records2025: 68 female records2016: 749 male records2017: 802 male records2018: 749 male records2019: 613 male records2020: 707 male records2021: 698 male records2022: 592 male records2023: 605 male records2024: 464 male records2025: 531 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025682,578531560
2024742,454464618
2023712,511605500
2022812,312592506
2021662,634698443
2020582,846707424
2019552,987613478
2018483,334749419
2017463,427802399
2016563,004749419

Questions about Porter’s popularity

How common is Porter in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Porter ranks #560 in male records (531 reported) and #2,578 in female records (68 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Porter?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Porter only.

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