Recorded 1968–1996 Girls' name Peak 1990 167 births

Porcia — girls' name

167 babies named Porcia in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s61970s181980s841990s59
1980s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Porcia was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

18 babies were named Porcia in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Porcia

The Social Security Administration has registered 167 babies named Porcia between 1968 and 1996, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Porcia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Porcia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 84 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Porcia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Porcia 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 167 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.

Porcia at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

167

Since 1968

29 years of records

Peak year

1990

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1968

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 1996

Porcia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1968

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1990)
18
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
05101520 1996199219891986198319791968 6

Porcia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
84 births that decade — 50% of Porcia's all-time total
1960s61970s181980s841990s59

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Porcia?
167 babies have been named Porcia since 1968. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1990 with 18 births.
When was Porcia most popular?
Porcia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 84 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Porcia been used?
Porcia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 29 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Porcia?
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, 1968–1996 (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.