Girls' name · since 1980
Porschia
Porschia has 242 recorded births since 1980 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1988 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,911 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 242
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
Porschia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 242 recorded since 1980.
Social Security Administration records show Porschia recorded 242 times among girls since 1980, 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 1980 to 2000.
- #17,911 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 242 born since 1980
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Porschia ranks #17,911 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 242 born since 1980, peaking in the 1980s.
- #17,911 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 242
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
Porschia's 242 recorded births place it above 75.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Porschia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Porschia's full recorded timeline at 1988, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1993, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1988 peak of 30 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Porschia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2000
- Peak year (1988)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Porschia by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (152 births, 63% of the file).
1980s was Porschia's strongest decade.
152 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Porschia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
152 births
- 1990s
1990s
83 births
- 2000s 7
2000s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 152 births (63% of all-time use).
Porschia by state
Where Porschia concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
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What to do with Porschia's data
- Porschia's decade-level peak was the 1980s (152 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Porschias (13 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Porschia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~20 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, 1980–2000 (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 Porschia 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.