How Many People Are Named Porchia?
An estimated 502 people in the United States have the first name Porchia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Porchia peaked in popularity in 1989 with 52 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Porchia as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Porchia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
502
About 1 in 682,778 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1989
52 births
Total Registered
528
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Porchia
Porchia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 528 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Porchia as a female name
Ranked #14,559 in 2000
6 female births in 2000
Peak: 1989 (52 births)
Porchia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Porchia span from the 1960s to the 2000s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 263 babies were registered. Porchia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Porchia by Decade
How has Porchia tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Porchia by State
Birth registrations for Porchia span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Georgia, Michigan, Illinois. The lowest are in Texas, North Carolina, Mississippi. On average, about 11 Porchias were registered per state.
Porchia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Porchia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Porchia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Porchia?
We estimate approximately 502 people named Porchia are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 682,778 Americans share this first name.
Is Porchia a common name?
Porchia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 528 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Porchia most popular?
Porchia reached peak popularity in 1989, when 52 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Porchia is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Porchia a female name?
Porchia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Porchia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Porchia Smith, Porchia Johnson, Porchia Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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