Girls' name · since 1965
Porchia
528 babies named Porchia in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,454 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 528
- born since 1965
- 1980s
- peak decade
528 girls have been named Porchia since 1965, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Porchia recorded 528 times among girls since 1965, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 2000.
- #11,454 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 528 born since 1965
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Porchia ranks #11,454 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 528 born since 1965, peaking in the 1980s.
- #11,454 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 528
- born since 1965
- 1980s
- peak decade
Porchia's 528 recorded births place it above 84.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
Porchia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Porchia splits its recorded history at 1987: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1965 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 52 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Porchia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2000
- Peak year (1989)
- 52
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Porchia by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (263 births, 50% of the file).
1980s was Porchia's strongest decade.
263 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Porchia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 41
1970s
41 births
- 1980s
1980s
263 births
- 1990s
1990s
213 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 263 births (50% of all-time use).
How Porchia 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 Porchia's total volume
Porchia by state
Where Porchia concentrates geographically, total births since 1965
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 16 | 3.0% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 15 | 2.8% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 12 | 2.3% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 10 | 1.9% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 6 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Texas | | 5 | 0.9% |
16 of 528 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Porchia's data
- Porchia's decade-level peak was the 1980s (263 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Porchias (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Porchia: 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 (~35 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, 1965–2000 (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 Porchia 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.