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Portia Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Portia?

In 2018 the rare name Portia, ranked the 5,916th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Portia is currently less popular.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #590 in 1949.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1989 with 259 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Portia was less than 5, most recently in 1897.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Portia occurred roughly during the years 1909-1918, 1937-1942, 1945-1949, and 1981-1986, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1930-1933, 1993-1998, and 2013-2017.

Sometimes the name Portia has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Portia's popularity has steadily decreased for some time. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Portia for their newborn has dropped significantly.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Portia?

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

The name Portia is very unique and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Portia has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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   Portia (Girl)Portia (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 21 5,916 < 5 --
2017 26 5,131 < 5 --
2016 29 4,804 < 5 --
2015 42 3,685 < 5 --
2014 52 3,171 < 5 --
2013 55 3,030 < 5 --
2012 52 3,198 < 5 --
2011 65 2,713 < 5 --
2010 52 3,189 < 5 --
2009 52 3,233 < 5 --
2008 45 3,630 < 5 --
2007 65 2,813 < 5 --
2006 57 3,009 < 5 --
2005 67 2,569 < 5 --
2004 72 2,386 < 5 --
2003 72 2,335 < 5 --
2002 87 2,012 < 5 --
2001 100 1,792 < 5 --
2000 95 1,822 < 5 --
1999 70 2,175 < 5 --
1998 49 2,749 < 5 --
1997 68 2,095 < 5 --
1996 70 2,012 < 5 --
1995 81 1,783 < 5 --
1994 106 1,490 < 5 --
1993 147 1,183 < 5 --
1992 168 1,081 < 5 --
1991 196 965 < 5 --
1990 234 841 < 5 --
1989 259 758 8 6,073
1988 255 739 < 5 --
1987 236 765 < 5 --
1986 234 746 < 5 --
1985 171 928 < 5 --
1984 168 891 < 5 --
1983 151 971 < 5 --
1982 128 1,106 < 5 --
1981 130 1,081 < 5 --
1980 132 1,073 < 5 --
1979 113 1,173 < 5 --
1978 118 1,110 < 5 --
1977 96 1,256 < 5 --
1976 79 1,367 < 5 --
1975 76 1,397 < 5 --
1974 96 1,176 < 5 --
1973 118 1,006 < 5 --
1972 117 1,010 < 5 --
1971 128 988 < 5 --
1970 114 1,071 < 5 --
1969 119 992 < 5 --
1968 82 1,205 < 5 --
1967 129 904 < 5 --
1966 122 917 < 5 --
1965 152 806 < 5 --
1964 130 920 < 5 --
1963 145 872 < 5 --
1962 137 903 < 5 --
1961 164 824 < 5 --
1960 144 865 < 5 --
1959 116 986 < 5 --
1958 128 912 < 5 --
1957 150 830 < 5 --
1956 134 863 < 5 --
1955 170 727 < 5 --
1954 169 711 < 5 --
1953 148 751 < 5 --
1952 143 744 < 5 --
1951 197 612 < 5 --
1950 190 607 < 5 --
1949 199 590 < 5 --
1948 169 642 < 5 --
1947 150 690 < 5 --
1946 155 634 < 5 --
1945 115 696 < 5 --
1944 104 749 < 5 --
1943 156 604 < 5 --
1942 143 629 < 5 --
1941 89 767 < 5 --
1940 47 1,059 < 5 --
1939 22 1,674 < 5 --
1938 32 1,311 < 5 --
1937 29 1,382 < 5 --
1936 31 1,312 < 5 --
1935 25 1,506 < 5 --
1934 26 1,473 < 5 --
1933 17 1,959 < 5 --
1932 26 1,511 < 5 --
1931 27 1,451 < 5 --
1930 37 1,248 < 5 --
1929 35 1,277 < 5 --
1928 32 1,388 < 5 --
1927 37 1,327 < 5 --
1926 46 1,129 < 5 --
1925 33 1,437 < 5 --
1924 33 1,469 < 5 --
1923 37 1,298 < 5 --
1922 31 1,500 < 5 --
1921 44 1,164 < 5 --
1920 45 1,130 < 5 --
1919 36 1,292 < 5 --
1918 44 1,119 < 5 --
1917 37 1,203 < 5 --
1916 33 1,270 < 5 --
1915 34 1,186 < 5 --
1914 27 1,196 < 5 --
1913 22 1,219 < 5 --
1912 20 1,208 < 5 --
1911 14 1,283 < 5 --
1910 16 1,157 < 5 --
1909 8 1,732 < 5 --
1908 10 1,420 < 5 --
1907 11 1,271 < 5 --
1906 8 1,526 < 5 --
1905 10 1,287 < 5 --
1904 8 1,457 < 5 --
1903 7 1,555 < 5 --
1902 10 1,196 < 5 --
1901 7 1,442 < 5 --
1900 26 721 < 5 --
1899 8 1,265 < 5 --
1898 12 1,039 < 5 --
1897 < 5 -- < 5 --
1896 11 1,034 < 5 --
1895 7 1,401 < 5 --
1894 9 1,119 < 5 --
1893 < 5 -- < 5 --
1892 < 5 -- < 5 --
1891 < 5 -- < 5 --
1890 5 1,494 < 5 --
1889 < 5 -- < 5 --
1888 < 5 -- < 5 --
1887 7 1,018 < 5 --
1886 6 1,081 < 5 --
1885 < 5 -- < 5 --
1884 < 5 -- < 5 --
1883 < 5 -- < 5 --
1882 5 1,006 < 5 --
1881 < 5 -- < 5 --
1880 < 5 -- < 5 --

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.