How Many People Are Named Porter?
An estimated 17,418 people in the United States have the first name Porter. It is predominantly male (95.6%). The average bearer is 18 years old, and Porter peaked in popularity in 2015 with 921 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Porter 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 Porter paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Porter is overwhelmingly male, 924 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
17,418
About 1 in 19,678 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
95.6% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2015
921 births
Total Registered
21,198
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Porter
Porter is predominantly male (95.6%), though 924 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Porter as a male name
Ranked #615 in 2024
463 male births in 2024
Peak: 2015 (862 births)
Porter as a female name
Ranked #2,447 in 2024
74 female births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (81 births)
Porter: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Porter span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 7,666 babies were registered. While Porter is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Porter by Decade
How has Porter 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.
Porter by State
Birth registrations for Porter span all 47 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Utah, Texas, California. The lowest are in Vermont, New Mexico, Connecticut. On average, about 334 Porters were registered per state.
Porter + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Porter as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Porter
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Porter: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Porter?
We estimate approximately 17,418 people named Porter 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 19,678 Americans share this first name.
Is Porter a common name?
Porter is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 21,198 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Porter most popular?
Porter reached peak popularity in 2015, when 921 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Porter is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Porter a male name?
Porter is predominantly male. 95.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Porter Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Porter Smith, Porter Johnson, Porter 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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