Recorded 1977–2006 Girls' name Peak 1990 865 births

Porcha — girls' name

865 babies named Porcha in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s341980s3871990s4132000s31
1990s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Porcha was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

88 babies were named Porcha in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Porcha

The Social Security Administration has registered 865 babies named Porcha between 1977 and 2006, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Porcha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 88 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Porcha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 413 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Porcha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 74 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Porcha in 13 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Porcha in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 865 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Porcha at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

865

Since 1977

30 years of records

Peak year

1990

88 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1977

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2006

Porcha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1977

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1990)
88
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
020406080100 20061999199519911987198319791977 9

Porcha by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
413 births that decade — 48% of Porcha's all-time total
1970s341980s3871990s4132000s31

Porcha by state

Where Porcha concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Porcha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
74 8.6%
#2 California
62 7.2%
#3 Texas
41 4.7%
#4 Michigan
29 3.4%
#5 Florida
22 2.5%
#6 South Carolina
14 1.6%
#7 Alabama
11 1.3%
#8 Georgia
11 1.3%
Illinois share of Porcha's total US births 8.6%
Even split

74 of 865 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Porcha appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Porcha?
865 babies have been named Porcha since 1977. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1990 with 88 births.
When was Porcha most popular?
Porcha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 413 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Porcha most popular?
The top states for the name Porcha are Illinois (74 births), California (62 births), Texas (41 births).
How long has the name Porcha been used?
Porcha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 30 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Porcha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Portia, Porsha, Porsche, Porscha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1977–2006 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.