Is Portia a boy or girl name?
Portia is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 20 girls and 0 boys were named Portia, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 10,621 US babies named Portia were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #6,087
- Babies named Portia since 1882
- 10,621
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 267 babies
Boys and girls named Portia, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 18 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 52 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 105 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 283 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 373 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 272 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 1,327 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,545 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,324 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,056 | 100% |
| 1980s | 8 | 1,864 | 99.6% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,190 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 712 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 421 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 71 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,087 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,554 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,979 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,161 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,803 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 27 | #5,006 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,958 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,147 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,812 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,691 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 52 | #3,177 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 55 | #3,036 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 52 | #3,200 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,718 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 52 | #3,192 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 52 | #3,238 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,632 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,815 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 57 | #3,011 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,570 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 72 | #2,389 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 72 | #2,336 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 87 | #2,014 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,793 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,825 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 70 | #2,176 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 49 | #2,749 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,066 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 70 | #2,012 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,784 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,490 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 147 | #1,183 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 168 | #1,081 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 196 | #964 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 234 | #842 |
| 1989 | 8 | #6,076 | 259 | #758 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 255 | #739 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 236 | #765 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 234 | #746 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 171 | #928 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 168 | #891 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 152 | #967 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 127 | #1,114 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 130 | #1,081 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 132 | #1,073 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,166 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,110 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,255 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,368 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,397 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,175 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,005 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,010 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 128 | #987 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,072 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 119 | #993 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 82 | #1,206 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 129 | #904 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 122 | #917 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 152 | #806 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 129 | #925 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 146 | #869 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 136 | #908 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 165 | #820 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 144 | #864 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 116 | #987 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 128 | #910 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 150 | #830 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 134 | #864 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 170 | #728 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 169 | #711 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 148 | #751 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 143 | #744 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 197 | #612 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 190 | #607 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 199 | #590 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 169 | #642 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 150 | #690 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 155 | #634 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 115 | #696 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 104 | #749 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 156 | #604 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 143 | #629 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 89 | #767 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,059 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,674 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,311 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,382 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,312 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,505 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,473 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,958 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,512 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,451 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,248 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,277 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,388 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,327 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,130 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,437 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,469 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,298 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,500 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,164 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,129 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,292 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,119 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,203 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,270 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,186 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,196 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,219 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,208 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 14 | #1,283 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 16 | #1,157 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,732 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,420 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,271 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,526 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,287 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,457 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,555 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,196 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,442 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 26 | #721 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,265 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 12 | #1,039 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,034 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,401 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,119 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,494 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,018 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,081 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,006 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Portia reached #6,076 in 1989. As a girl name, it reached #590 in 1949. 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 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Portia
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.