Porter vs Portland

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

Name A

Porter

Boy name · Rank #615

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Name B

Portland

Girl name · Rank #13682

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Metric Porter Portland
Current Rank #615 #13682
Total Births (all years) 20,274 164
Peak Year 2015 1964
Peak Year Births 862 13
Peak Decade 2010ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1880 1958

Births by Decade

Decade Porter Portland
1880ss 274 —
1890ss 269 —
1900ss 277 —
1910ss 896 —
1920ss 982 —
1930ss 655 —
1940ss 559 —
1950ss 473 11
1960ss 333 67
1970ss 241 —
1980ss 257 —
1990ss 720 —
2000ss 4,017 —
2010ss 7,257 44
2020ss 3,064 42

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Porter Portland
2014 857 —
2015 862 5
2016 749 7
2017 802 6
2018 749 6
2019 612 13
2020 707 8
2021 698 11
2022 592 12
2023 604 5
2024 463 6

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, 1880–2024.

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