Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Porter

#791 most common boys' name of all time · #1,790 across all names · 95% male / 5% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#791
Rank overall
#1,790 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
21,801
Since 2016
7,133
Peak year
2015 #375
Best rank
#275 1880
Girls Boys peak 921/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Porter is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 68 531 599 #560
2024 74 464 538 #617
2023 71 605 676 #500
2022 81 592 673 #506
2021 66 698 764 #443
2020 58 707 765 #424
2019 55 613 668 #478
2018 48 749 797 #418
2017 46 802 848 #398
2016 56 749 805 #419
2015 59 862 921 #375
2014 40 857 897 #368
2013 28 778 806 #383
2012 33 644 677 #430
2011 27 602 629 #449
2010 17 602 619 #446
2009 14 578 592 #473
2008 20 574 594 #482
2007 13 566 579 #474
2006 12 553 565 #479
2005 15 405 420 #575
2004 8 336 344 #628
2003 6 314 320 #646
2002 11 265 276 #687
2001 16 225 241 #763
2000 7 201 208 #802
1999 6 176 182 #860
1998 6 103 109 #1,198
1997 80 80 #1,379
1996 5 71 76 #1,446
1995 7 65 72 #1,478
1994 7 66 73 #1,454
1993 49 49 #1,741
1992 37 37 #2,085
1991 37 37 #2,020
1990 36 36 #2,049
1989 27 27 #2,418
1988 25 25 #2,372
1987 25 25 #2,274
1986 26 26 #2,163
1985 31 31 #1,868
1984 24 24 #2,160
1983 31 31 #1,788
1982 27 27 #2,004
1981 22 22 #2,270
1980 19 19 #2,541
1979 15 15 #2,903
1978 19 19 #2,377
1977 32 32 #1,672
1976 16 16 #2,608
1975 23 23 #2,003
1974 21 21 #2,052
1973 21 21 #1,983
1972 31 31 #1,536
1971 33 33 #1,498
1970 30 30 #1,546
1969 34 34 #1,377
1968 31 31 #1,396
1967 22 22 #1,653
1966 38 38 #1,216
1965 37 37 #1,254
1964 6 37 43 #1,289
1963 42 42 #1,196
1962 27 27 #1,516
1961 36 36 #1,323
1960 29 29 #1,489
1959 36 36 #1,304
1958 38 38 #1,253
1957 46 46 #1,132
1956 53 53 #1,032
1955 61 61 #957
1954 43 43 #1,138
1953 44 44 #1,102
1952 50 50 #1,014
1951 48 48 #1,019
1950 54 54 #936
1949 62 62 #873
1948 46 46 #1,038
1947 59 59 #907
1946 53 53 #913
1945 40 40 #1,006
1944 42 42 #1,005
1943 66 66 #809
1942 73 73 #749
1941 57 57 #839
1940 61 61 #793
1939 57 57 #806
1938 70 70 #730
1937 65 65 #758
1936 58 58 #807
1935 51 51 #881
1934 59 59 #809
1933 69 69 #735
1932 74 74 #722
1931 74 74 #702
1930 78 78 #705
1929 84 84 #669
1928 107 107 #598
1927 81 81 #723
1926 76 76 #732
1925 102 102 #621
1924 104 104 #627
1923 88 88 #687
1922 101 101 #644
1921 119 119 #581
1920 120 120 #571
1919 114 114 #559
1918 115 115 #565
1917 7 108 115 #568
1916 131 131 #498
1915 103 103 #556
1914 97 97 #497
1913 76 76 #499
1912 68 68 #474
1911 44 44 #443
1910 40 40 #432
1909 26 26 #506
1908 31 31 #430
1907 29 29 #431
1906 24 24 #457
1905 35 35 #347
1904 27 27 #403
1903 22 22 #432
1902 33 33 #340
1901 25 25 #373
1900 25 25 #456
1899 25 25 #366
1898 34 34 #329
1897 27 27 #362
1896 26 26 #380
1895 25 25 #384
1894 26 26 #358
1893 25 25 #361
1892 35 35 #313
1891 20 20 #386
1890 26 26 #347
1889 20 20 #406
1888 37 37 #292
1887 14 14 #463
1886 24 24 #348
1885 36 36 #278
1884 22 22 #376
1883 23 23 #347
1882 28 28 #324
1881 32 32 #282
1880 38 38 #275