Girls' name · since 1917
Porfiria
Porfiria has 235 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1921 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #18,200 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 235
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
Porfiria sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 235 recorded since 1917.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Porfiria has been recorded 235 times among girls since 1917, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1982.
- #18,200 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 235 born since 1917
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Porfiria ranks #18,200 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 235 born since 1917, peaking in the 1920s.
- #18,200 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 235
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
Porfiria's 235 recorded births place it above 74.82% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Porfiria's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Porfiria's full recorded timeline at 1930, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1918, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1921 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Porfiria popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1982
- Peak year (1921)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Porfiria by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (116 births, 49% of the file).
1920s was Porfiria's strongest decade.
116 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Porfiria births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 22
1910s
22 births
- 1920s
1920s
116 births
- 1930s
1930s
47 births
- 1940s 28
1940s
28 births
- 1950s 8
1950s
8 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1980s 8
1980s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 116 births (49% of all-time use).
Porfiria by state
Where Porfiria concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 119 | 50.6% |
| #2 | New Mexico | | 5 | 2.1% |
119 of 235 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Porfiria's data
- Porfiria's decade-level peak was the 1920s (116 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Porfirias (119 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Porfiria: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~65 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, 1917–1982 (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 Porfiria 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.