Girls' name · since 1977
Porche
Porche has 748 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1989 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,145 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 748
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Porche sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 748 recorded since 1977.
Porche has 748 recorded births among girls since 1977, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2002.
- #9,145 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 748 born since 1977
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Porche ranks #9,145 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 748 born since 1977, peaking in the 1990s.
- #9,145 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 748
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Porche's 748 recorded births place it above 87.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Porche's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Porche splits its recorded history at 1989: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2002 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 77 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Porche popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2002
- Peak year (1989)
- 77
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Porche by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (348 births, 47% of the file).
1990s was Porche's strongest decade.
348 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Porche births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 40
1970s
40 births
- 1980s
1980s
342 births
- 1990s
1990s
348 births
- 2000s 18
2000s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 348 births (47% of all-time use).
How Porche compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Porche's total volume
Porche by state
Where Porche concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 73 | 9.8% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 37 | 4.9% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 34 | 4.5% |
| #4 | Texas | | 28 | 3.7% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 14 | 1.9% |
| #6 | South Carolina | | 14 | 1.9% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 13 | 1.7% |
| #8 | Florida | | 10 | 1.3% |
73 of 748 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Porche appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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- Porche's decade-level peak was the 1990s (348 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Porches (73 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Porche: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~25 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1977–2002 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Porche draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.