Porter

English from French occupational name

"doorkeeper or carrier"

Porter Origin and Meaning

The name Porter is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "doorkeeper or carrier".

It may surprise you to know that surname name Porter was fairly popular in the US in the 19th and early 20th centuries, then went underground for 40 years only to reemerge at the turn of this century and climb the ladder again.

Now, it's wobbling around the middle of the Top 1000 list for boys, not a bad place to be. Theoretically unisex, Porter is used seven times as often for boys as for girls.

Porter Rank in US Top 1000

# 615 in the US

Porter Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 688 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Porter

• 615 US 2024
• 688 Nameberry 2025
• 113 Unisex 2024
• 291 Future 2028

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Famous People Named Porter

• Porter Wayne Wagoner American country music singer
• (Clifford) Porter Hall American actor
• Porter James McCumber U.S. Senator from North Dakota
• Porter Johnston Goss U.S. Congressman and CIA director
• Porter Hinman Dale U.S. Congressman from Vermont
• Porter Ward Lainhart American NFL football player
• (Orrin) Porter Rockwell American Mormon lawman and folk hero
• 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 American rapper
• Cole Porter American composer and songwriter

The name Porter in Pop Culture

• Porter YouTuber Kathleen Light's dog
• "Hey Porter " song by Johnny Cash
• MrPorter.com luxury menswear website
• Porter Ranch Los Angeles, California
• Porter Scavo character on TV's "Desperate Housewives"
• Porter Ricks dad in the film and TV series "Flipper"
• Porter main character in film "Payback"
• Porter Black character in 2011 film "The Beaver"
• Porter Geiss son of a poltergeist in "Monster High" series
• Porter Gage character in video game "Fallout 4"
• Porter little boy on a fictional soap opera in an episode of "Seinfeld"