Porter Name Popularity

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How popular is Porter?

In 2018 the somewhat popular name Porter, ranked the 417th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 500 most popular, Porter has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #275 in 1880.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 2015 with 861 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Porter was 14 in 1887.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Porter occurred roughly during the years 1889-1892, 1909-1916, 1979-1982, 1987-2006, and 2010-2014, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1931-1935.

Porter's popularity has been soaring upward for some time. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Porter for their newborn has remained about the same.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Porter?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very high point.

The name Porter still has a solid footing and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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		Porter (Girl)		Porter (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		48	3,317	745	417
2017		46	3,418	802	398
2016		56	2,998	745	421
2015		59	2,958	861	375
2014		40	3,826	857	368
2013		28	4,988	776	384
2012		33	4,458	644	430
2011		27	5,157	602	450
2010		17	7,428	602	446
2009		14	8,772	577	474
2008		20	6,749	574	482
2007		13	9,412	566	474
2006		12	9,758	553	479
2005		15	7,812	405	574
2004		8	12,456	336	629
2003		6	15,281	314	646
2002		11	9,327	265	687
2001		16	6,889	225	764
2000		7	12,808	201	803
1999		6	13,980	176	861
1998		6	13,691	103	1,201
1997		< 5	--	80	1,383
1996		5	15,228	71	1,453
1995		7	11,439	65	1,487
1994		7	11,436	66	1,465
1993		< 5	--	49	1,762
1992		< 5	--	37	2,119
1991		< 5	--	37	2,042
1990		< 5	--	36	2,073
1989		< 5	--	27	2,453
1988		< 5	--	25	2,418
1987		< 5	--	25	2,314
1986		< 5	--	26	2,205
1985		< 5	--	31	1,906
1984		< 5	--	24	2,216
1983		< 5	--	31	1,806
1982		< 5	--	28	1,978
1981		< 5	--	23	2,253
1980		< 5	--	19	2,595
1979		< 5	--	15	2,985
1978		< 5	--	19	2,456
1977		< 5	--	32	1,696
1976		< 5	--	16	2,679
1975		< 5	--	23	2,047
1974		< 5	--	21	2,100
1973		< 5	--	21	2,018
1972		< 5	--	31	1,554
1971		< 5	--	34	1,493
1970		< 5	--	30	1,572
1969		< 5	--	34	1,393
1968		< 5	--	31	1,418
1967		< 5	--	22	1,699
1966		< 5	--	38	1,232
1965		< 5	--	37	1,267
1964		6	6,565	37	1,304
1963		< 5	--	42	1,211
1962		< 5	--	27	1,537
1961		< 5	--	36	1,342
1960		< 5	--	29	1,514
1959		< 5	--	36	1,312
1958		< 5	--	38	1,263
1957		< 5	--	45	1,156
1956		< 5	--	53	1,042
1955		< 5	--	61	960
1954		< 5	--	42	1,162
1953		< 5	--	44	1,117
1952		< 5	--	50	1,021
1951		< 5	--	49	1,014
1950		< 5	--	54	944
1949		< 5	--	62	877
1948		< 5	--	46	1,043
1947		< 5	--	59	913
1946		< 5	--	53	920
1945		< 5	--	40	1,015
1944		< 5	--	42	1,016
1943		< 5	--	66	813
1942		< 5	--	73	752
1941		< 5	--	57	844
1940		< 5	--	61	797
1939		< 5	--	57	809
1938		< 5	--	70	735
1937		< 5	--	65	763
1936		< 5	--	58	809
1935		< 5	--	51	890
1934		< 5	--	59	817
1933		< 5	--	68	744
1932		< 5	--	75	722
1931		< 5	--	74	707
1930		< 5	--	78	708
1929		< 5	--	84	671
1928		< 5	--	107	600
1927		< 5	--	81	723
1926		< 5	--	76	735
1925		< 5	--	102	625
1924		< 5	--	104	632
1923		< 5	--	88	691
1922		< 5	--	101	645
1921		< 5	--	119	582
1920		< 5	--	120	571
1919		< 5	--	114	561
1918		< 5	--	115	566
1917		7	4,015	108	569
1916		< 5	--	131	499
1915		< 5	--	103	556
1914		< 5	--	97	499
1913		< 5	--	76	500
1912		< 5	--	68	479
1911		< 5	--	44	443
1910		< 5	--	40	437
1909		< 5	--	26	515
1908		< 5	--	31	436
1907		< 5	--	29	434
1906		< 5	--	24	462
1905		< 5	--	35	354
1904		< 5	--	27	406
1903		< 5	--	22	445
1902		< 5	--	33	346
1901		< 5	--	25	377
1900		< 5	--	25	465
1899		< 5	--	25	372
1898		< 5	--	34	333
1897		< 5	--	27	365
1896		< 5	--	26	384
1895		< 5	--	25	388
1894		< 5	--	26	363
1893		< 5	--	25	365
1892		< 5	--	35	316
1891		< 5	--	20	393
1890		< 5	--	26	349
1889		< 5	--	20	414
1888		< 5	--	37	295
1887		< 5	--	14	479
1886		< 5	--	24	356
1885		< 5	--	36	281
1884		< 5	--	22	383
1883		< 5	--	23	354
1882		< 5	--	28	329
1881		< 5	--	32	284
1880		< 5	--	38	275

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.