Recorded 1983–1994 Girls' name Peak 1989 116 births

Porchea — girls' name

116 babies named Porchea in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s621990s54
1980s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Porchea was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

18 babies were named Porchea in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Porchea

The Social Security Administration has registered 116 babies named Porchea between 1983 and 1994, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Porchea currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Porchea performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 62 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Porchea shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Porchea in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Porchea 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 116 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.

Porchea at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

116

Since 1983

12 years of records

Peak year

1989

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1983

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1994

Porchea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1983

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1989)
18
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
05101520 1994199319921991199019891988198719861983 5

Porchea by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
62 births that decade — 53% of Porchea's all-time total
1980s621990s54

Porchea by state

Where Porchea concentrates geographically — total births since 1983

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Porchea
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 5.2%
California share of Porchea's total US births 5.2%

6 of 116 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Porchea?
116 babies have been named Porchea since 1983. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1989 with 18 births.
When was Porchea most popular?
Porchea was most popular in the 1980s decade with 62 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Porchea most popular?
The top states for the name Porchea are California (6 births).
How long has the name Porchea been used?
Porchea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 12 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Porchea?
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, 1983–1994 (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.