Porter
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Porter
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.
Porter for boys#560 US
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 for girls#2578 US
Porter is one clubby surname or occupational that was given to around 80 baby girls in the US last year -- and nearly 600 baby boys.
Porter has an 80s WASP-y Ralph Lauren feel, buttoned-up and old school. For more modern alternatives, consider such occupational names as Gardener, Archer, and Painter.
Pronounced POR-tur.
As of October 2026, Porter ranked #560 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #275 in 1880, Nameberry popularity #493.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #368 | 857 | #3,831 | 40 |
| 2015 | #377 | 862 | #2,960 | 59 |
| 2016 | #419 | 749 | #3,004 | 56 |
| 2017 | #399 | 802 | #3,426 | 46 |
| 2018 | #419 | 749 | #3,332 | 48 |
| 2019 | #479 | 612 | #2,986 | 55 |
| 2020 | #424 | 707 | #2,844 | 58 |
| 2021 | #443 | 698 | #2,633 | 66 |
| 2022 | #506 | 592 | #2,311 | 81 |
| 2023 | #501 | 604 | #2,545 | 70 |
| 2024 | #615 | 463 | #2,447 | 74 |
| 2025 | #560 | 531 | #2,578 | 68 |
World rankings
Porter for boys
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Famous Porters
- Porter Wayne WagonerBoy
American country music singer
- (Clifford) Porter HallBoy
American actor
- Porter James McCumberBoy
U.S. Senator from North Dakota
- Porter Johnston GossBoy
U.S. Congressman and CIA director
- Porter Hinman DaleBoy
U.S. Congressman from Vermont
- Porter Ward LainhartBoy
American NFL football player
- (Orrin) Porter RockwellBoy
American Mormon lawman and folk hero
- Porter Weston RobinsonBoy
American electronic music producer
- Porter RabachBoy
son of NFL player Casey Rabach
- Porter DeruBoy
son of vlogger Julie Deru
- Denaun Porter aka Mr. Porter and Kon ArtisBoy
American rapper
- Cole PorterBoy
American composer and songwriter
- Porter McConnellGirl
daughter of American Republican politician Mitch McConnell
- Dawn PorterGirl
British television presenter and writer
Porter in pop culture
- PorterBoy
YouTuber Kathleen Light's dog
- "Hey PorterBoy
" song by Johnny Cash
- MrPorter.comBoy
luxury menswear website
- Porter RanchBoy
Los Angeles, California
- Porter ScavoBoy
character on TV's "Desperate Housewives"
- Porter RicksBoy
dad in the film and TV series "Flipper"
- PorterBoy
main character in film "Payback"
- Porter BlackBoy
character in 2011 film "The Beaver"
- Porter GeissBoy
son of a poltergeist in "Monster High" series
- Porter GageBoy
character in video game "Fallout 4"
- PorterBoy
little boy on a fictional soap opera in an episode of "Seinfeld"