Porter
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About Porter
The name Porter is currently ranked #560 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #275 in 1880. The name is most popular in Utah, Utah, and Utah. Porter is occasionally used for girls in 2025.
2 syllables.
As of September 2026, Porter ranked #560 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #275 in 1880, Nameberry popularity #546.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #368 | 857 | 446.2 |
| 2015 | #377 | 862 | 449.7 |
| 2016 | #419 | 749 | 394.7 |
| 2017 | #399 | 802 | 433.3 |
| 2018 | #419 | 749 | 412.4 |
| 2019 | #479 | 612 | 341.1 |
| 2020 | #424 | 707 | 409.6 |
| 2021 | #443 | 698 | 399 |
| 2022 | #506 | 592 | 339.1 |
| 2023 | #501 | 604 | 353.1 |
| 2024 | #615 | 463 | 268.7 |
| 2025 | #560 | 531 | 310.9 |
World rankings
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Famous Porters
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American country music singer
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U.S. Senator from North Dakota
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U.S. Congressman from Vermont
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American NFL football player
- (Orrin) Porter Rockwell
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- Porter Weston Robinson
American electronic music producer
- Porter Rabach
son of NFL player Casey Rabach
- Porter Deru
son of vlogger Julie Deru
- Denaun Porter aka Mr. Porter and Kon Artis
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- Cole Porter
American composer and songwriter
Porter in pop culture
- Porter
YouTuber Kathleen Light's dog
- "Hey Porter
" song by Johnny Cash
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luxury menswear website
- Porter Ranch
Los Angeles, California
- Porter Scavo
character on TV's "Desperate Housewives"
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dad in the film and TV series "Flipper"
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main character in film "Payback"
- Porter Black
character in 2011 film "The Beaver"
- Porter Geiss
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- Porter Gage
character in video game "Fallout 4"
- Porter
little boy on a fictional soap opera in an episode of "Seinfeld"