Porter

English from French occupational name

"doorkeeper or carrier"

Porter Rank in US Top 1000

# 615 in the US

Porter Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 654 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Porter

• 615 US 2024
• 654 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"