Recorded 1974–2018 Girls' name Peak 1989 1,457 births

Porscha — girls' name

1,457 babies named Porscha in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s721980s6911990s5232000s1352010s36
1980s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Porscha was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

134 babies were named Porscha in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Porscha

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,457 babies named Porscha between 1974 and 2018, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Porscha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 134 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Porscha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 691 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Porscha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 138 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Porscha in 14 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Porscha 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 1,457 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.

Porscha at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

1,457

Since 1974

45 years of records

Peak year

1989

134 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1974

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2018

Porscha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1974

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1989)
134
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
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Porscha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
691 births that decade — 47% of Porscha's all-time total
1970s721980s6911990s5232000s1352010s36

Porscha by state

Where Porscha concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Porscha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
138 9.5%
#2 Illinois
82 5.6%
#3 Texas
79 5.4%
#4 Florida
70 4.8%
#5 New York
47 3.2%
#6 Michigan
43 3.0%
#7 Ohio
29 2.0%
#8 Georgia
26 1.8%
California share of Porscha's total US births 9.5%
Even split

138 of 1,457 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.

Porscha appears in 14 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Porscha?
1,457 babies have been named Porscha since 1974. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1989 with 134 births.
When was Porscha most popular?
Porscha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 691 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Porscha most popular?
The top states for the name Porscha are California (138 births), Illinois (82 births), Texas (79 births).
How long has the name Porscha been used?
Porscha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 45 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Porscha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Portia, Porsha, Porsche, Porter, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1974–2018 (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.