Porter
Girl name · #2570 in 2025 · Uniqueness 66/100
Porter ranks #2570 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 68 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #2927, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 26,471 girls born in 2025 was named Porter.
The 108-year story
Porter first appears in the Social Security records in 1917, when 7 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2022, with 81 babies and a rank of #2295. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Porter per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Porter in class?
Porter scores 66 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Porter is most common
Geography matters for names, and Porter is no exception. In 2025 the states with the most Porters were TX (7), CA (6), FL (6), NC (5). Raw counts naturally favor populous states, but the spread still hints at where the name is part of the local naming culture.
Names like Porter
Statistically, parents drawn to Porter tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Aster, Jupiter, Vesper, Asher, and Sayler.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Porter | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 68 | #2564 |
| 2024 | 74 | #2434 |
| 2023 | 71 | #2494 |
| 2022 | 81 | #2295 |
| 2021 | 66 | #2608 |
| 2020 | 58 | #2823 |
| 2019 | 55 | #2962 |
| 2018 | 48 | #3293 |
| 2017 | 46 | #3387 |
| 2016 | 56 | #2966 |
| 2015 | 59 | #2927 |
| 2014 | 40 | #3778 |
| 2013 | 28 | #4887 |
| 2012 | 33 | #4387 |
| 2011 | 27 | #5063 |
| 2010 | 17 | #7217 |
| 2009 | 14 | #8454 |
| 2008 | 20 | #6559 |
| 2007 | 13 | #9007 |
| 2006 | 12 | #9286 |
| 2005 | 15 | #7500 |
| 2004 | 8 | #11624 |
| 2003 | 6 | #13844 |
| 2002 | 11 | #8837 |
| 2001 | 16 | #6619 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Porter a popular girl name?
Porter ranked #2570 among girls in 2025 with 68 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #2927.
When was the name Porter most popular?
Porter peaked in 2022, when 81 American girls received the name (ranked #2295 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Porter?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 26,471 newborn American girls was named Porter. It scores 66/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.