How Many People Are Named Porsha?
An estimated 3,857 people in the United States have the first name Porsha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Porsha peaked in popularity in 1989 with 302 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Porsha 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 Porsha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,857
About 1 in 88,866 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
1989
302 births
Total Registered
4,032
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Porsha
Porsha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,032 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Porsha as a male name
Ranked #7,663 in 1989
6 male births in 1989
Peak: 1989 (6 births)
Porsha as a female name
Ranked #17,015 in 2023
5 female births in 2023
Peak: 1989 (296 births)
Porsha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Porsha span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 1,637 babies were registered. Porsha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Porsha by Decade
How has Porsha 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.
Porsha by State
Birth registrations for Porsha span all 25 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Illinois. The lowest are in Kentucky, District of Columbia, Maryland. On average, about 102 Porshas were registered per state.
Porsha + Last Name Combinations
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Porsha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Porsha?
We estimate approximately 3,857 people named Porsha 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 88,866 Americans share this first name.
Is Porsha a common name?
Porsha is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,032 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Porsha most popular?
Porsha reached peak popularity in 1989, when 302 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Porsha is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Porsha a female name?
Porsha is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Porsha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Porsha Smith, Porsha Johnson, Porsha 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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