Is Porter a boy or girl name?
Porter is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 74 girls and 463 boys were named Porter, so 13.8% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 4.4% of the 21,198 US babies named Porter were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #615
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,447
- Babies named Porter since 1880
- 21,198
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 921 babies
Boys and girls named Porter, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 274 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 269 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 277 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 896 | 7 | 0.8% |
| 1920s | 982 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 655 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 559 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 473 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 333 | 6 | 1.8% |
| 1970s | 241 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 257 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 720 | 31 | 4.1% |
| 2000s | 4,017 | 122 | 2.9% |
| 2010s | 7,257 | 409 | 5.3% |
| 2020s | 3,064 | 349 | 10.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 463 | #615 | 74 | #2,447 |
| 2023 | 604 | #501 | 70 | #2,545 |
| 2022 | 592 | #506 | 81 | #2,311 |
| 2021 | 698 | #443 | 66 | #2,633 |
| 2020 | 707 | #424 | 58 | #2,844 |
| 2019 | 612 | #479 | 55 | #2,986 |
| 2018 | 749 | #419 | 48 | #3,332 |
| 2017 | 802 | #399 | 46 | #3,426 |
| 2016 | 749 | #419 | 56 | #3,004 |
| 2015 | 862 | #377 | 59 | #2,960 |
| 2014 | 857 | #368 | 40 | #3,831 |
| 2013 | 778 | #384 | 28 | #4,994 |
| 2012 | 644 | #430 | 33 | #4,462 |
| 2011 | 602 | #450 | 27 | #5,169 |
| 2010 | 602 | #447 | 17 | #7,433 |
| 2009 | 578 | #474 | 14 | #8,777 |
| 2008 | 574 | #483 | 20 | #6,752 |
| 2007 | 566 | #474 | 13 | #9,416 |
| 2006 | 553 | #479 | 12 | #9,764 |
| 2005 | 405 | #576 | 15 | #7,816 |
| 2004 | 336 | #631 | 8 | #12,462 |
| 2003 | 314 | #646 | 6 | #15,287 |
| 2002 | 265 | #687 | 11 | #9,332 |
| 2001 | 225 | #765 | 16 | #6,892 |
| 2000 | 201 | #803 | 7 | #12,812 |
| 1999 | 176 | #862 | 6 | #13,982 |
| 1998 | 103 | #1,201 | 6 | #13,692 |
| 1997 | 80 | #1,383 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 71 | #1,453 | 5 | #15,231 |
| 1995 | 65 | #1,488 | 7 | #11,439 |
| 1994 | 66 | #1,465 | 7 | #11,441 |
| 1993 | 49 | #1,762 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 37 | #2,119 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 37 | #2,041 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 36 | #2,073 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 27 | #2,453 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 25 | #2,419 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 25 | #2,316 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 26 | #2,209 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 31 | #1,907 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 24 | #2,219 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 31 | #1,805 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 27 | #2,045 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 22 | #2,316 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 19 | #2,596 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 15 | #2,986 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 19 | #2,454 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 32 | #1,698 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 16 | #2,678 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 23 | #2,048 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 21 | #2,099 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 21 | #2,018 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 31 | #1,555 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 33 | #1,517 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 30 | #1,571 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 34 | #1,392 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 31 | #1,418 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 22 | #1,699 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 38 | #1,231 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 37 | #1,266 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 37 | #1,306 | 6 | #6,569 |
| 1963 | 42 | #1,212 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 27 | #1,536 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 36 | #1,344 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 29 | #1,517 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 36 | #1,315 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 38 | #1,262 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 46 | #1,147 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 53 | #1,040 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 61 | #964 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 43 | #1,147 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 44 | #1,117 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 50 | #1,020 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 48 | #1,036 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 54 | #944 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 62 | #877 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 46 | #1,043 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 59 | #913 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 53 | #920 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 40 | #1,014 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 42 | #1,015 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 66 | #813 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 73 | #752 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 57 | #844 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 61 | #798 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 57 | #809 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 70 | #735 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 65 | #763 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 58 | #809 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 51 | #891 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 59 | #819 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 69 | #738 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 74 | #725 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 74 | #708 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 78 | #707 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 84 | #672 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 107 | #599 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 81 | #723 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 76 | #735 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 102 | #625 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 104 | #632 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 88 | #691 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 101 | #645 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 119 | #582 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 120 | #571 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 114 | #561 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 115 | #566 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 108 | #569 | 7 | #4,015 |
| 1916 | 131 | #498 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 103 | #556 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 97 | #499 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 76 | #500 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 68 | #479 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 44 | #443 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 40 | #437 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 26 | #515 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 31 | #436 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 29 | #434 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 24 | #462 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 35 | #354 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 27 | #406 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 22 | #445 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 33 | #346 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 25 | #377 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 25 | #465 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 25 | #372 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 34 | #333 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 27 | #365 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 26 | #384 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 25 | #388 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 26 | #363 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 25 | #365 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 35 | #316 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 20 | #393 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 26 | #349 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 20 | #414 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 37 | #295 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 14 | #479 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 24 | #356 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 36 | #281 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 22 | #383 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 23 | #354 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 28 | #329 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 32 | #284 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 38 | #275 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Porter reached #275 in 1880. As a girl name, it reached #2,311 in 2022. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Porter
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.