How Many People Are Named Portia?
An estimated 7,892 people in the United States have the first name Portia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 48 years old, and Portia peaked in popularity in 1989 with 267 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Portia 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 Portia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
7,892
About 1 in 43,431 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
48
years old
Peak Year
1989
267 births
Total Registered
10,621
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Portia
Portia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 10,621 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Portia as a male name
Ranked #6,076 in 1989
8 male births in 1989
Peak: 1989 (8 births)
Portia as a female name
Ranked #6,087 in 2024
20 female births in 2024
Peak: 1989 (259 births)
Portia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Portia span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 1,872 babies were registered. Portia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Portia by Decade
How has Portia 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.
Portia by State
Birth registrations for Portia span all 30 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, North Carolina, Texas. The lowest are in Connecticut, Colorado, Arizona. On average, about 205 Portias were registered per state.
Portia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Portia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Portia
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Portia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Portia?
We estimate approximately 7,892 people named Portia 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 43,431 Americans share this first name.
Is Portia a common name?
Portia is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 10,621 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Portia most popular?
Portia reached peak popularity in 1989, when 267 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Portia is approximately 48 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Portia a female name?
Portia is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Portia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Portia Smith, Portia Johnson, Portia 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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