Port vs Porter

Side-by-side comparison of Port and Porter — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Port

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Name B

Porter

Boy name · Rank #615

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Metric Port Porter
Current Rank Unranked #615
Total Births (all years) 18 20,274
Peak Year 1915 2015
Peak Year Births 6 862
Peak Decade 1910ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1915 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Port Porter
1880ss — 274
1890ss — 269
1900ss — 277
1910ss 18 896
1920ss — 982
1930ss — 655
1940ss — 559
1950ss — 473
1960ss — 333
1970ss — 241
1980ss — 257
1990ss — 720
2000ss — 4,017
2010ss — 7,257
2020ss — 3,064

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Port Porter
2014 — 857
2015 — 862
2016 — 749
2017 — 802
2018 — 749
2019 — 612
2020 — 707
2021 — 698
2022 — 592
2023 — 604
2024 — 463

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1915–1917.

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