NameTrendsU.S. Baby Name Data

Porter Boys

The U.S. popularity history of Porter: every year it appeared on the national list since 1880, with 20,808 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

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Total recorded births
20,808
Peak year
2015 #377
Years on the list
146
10-year trend
-20.2%

In the 2010s · Most used in UT in {year}

Popularity history

1880–2025

YearBirthsRank
2011602#450
2012644#430
2013778#384
2014857#368
2015862#377
2016749#419
2017802#399
2018749#419
2019613#478
2020707#424
2021698#443
2022592#506
2023605#500
2024464#618
2025531#560

Most recent years shown. The full curve above covers every year the name appeared.

Where {name} was most used in 2015

UT
71
TX
51
CA
47
NC
32
MN
30
GA
30

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