Girls' name · since 1971
Porsche
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 2,115 babies named Porsche, peaking in 1987. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,543 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,115
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Porsche is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 2,115 have been recorded since 1971.
Social Security Administration records show Porsche recorded 2,115 times among girls since 1971, 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 1971 to 2023.
- #4,543 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,115 born since 1971
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Porsche ranks #4,543 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,115 born since 1971, peaking in the 1980s.
- #4,543 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,115
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Porsche's 2,115 recorded births place it above 93.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Porsche's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Porsche's full recorded timeline at 1994, 22% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 78% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1971, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1987 peak of 182 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Porsche popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2023
- Peak year (1987)
- 182
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Porsche by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (988 births, 47% of the file).
1980s was Porsche's strongest decade.
988 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Porsche births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 176
1970s
176 births
- 1980s
1980s
988 births
- 1990s
1990s
712 births
- 2000s 178
2000s
178 births
- 2010s 55
2010s
55 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 988 births (47% of all-time use).
How Porsche 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 Porsche's total volume
Porsche by state
Where Porsche concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 252 | 11.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 142 | 6.7% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 122 | 5.8% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 87 | 4.1% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 60 | 2.8% |
| #6 | New York | | 60 | 2.8% |
| #7 | Florida | | 54 | 2.6% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 50 | 2.4% |
252 of 2,115 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Porsche appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Porsche's data
- Porsche's decade-level peak was the 1980s (988 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Porsches (252 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Porsche: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1971–2023 (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 Porsche 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.