Porter
3 countries#560 in United States, 2025US
#560
in United States, 2025
SCOT
3
total births, Scotland
NI
3
total births, Northern Ireland
Total births recorded
21,807
Peak year (United States)
2015
Peak-year count
921
First recorded
1880
Popularity across 3 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Porter was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
United StatesScotlandNorthern Ireland
Country by country
United States
21,801 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #560 · peaked in 2015 with 921 births
Most common in: Utah, Texas, California, Tennessee, North Carolina
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
3 births recorded 2017–2017 · peaked in 2017 with 3 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
3 births recorded 2020–2020 · peaked in 2020 with 3 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Porter’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #479 | — |
| 2007 | #474 | ↑5 |
| 2008 | #482 | ↓8 |
| 2009 | #473 | ↑9 |
| 2010 | #446 | ↑27 |
| 2011 | #449 | ↓3 |
| 2012 | #430 | ↑19 |
| 2013 | #383 | ↑47 |
| 2014 | #368 | ↑15 |
| 2015 | #375 | ↓7 |
| 2016 | #419 | ↓44 |
| 2017 | #398 | ↑21 |
| 2018 | #418 | ↓20 |
| 2019 | #478 | ↓60 |
| 2020 | #424 | ↑54 |
| 2021 | #443 | ↓19 |
| 2022 | #506 | ↓63 |
| 2023 | #499 | ↑7 |
| 2024 | #617 | ↓118 |
| 2025 | #560 | ↑57 |
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