Recorded 1980–2000 Girls' name Peak 1988 242 births

Porschia — girls' name

242 babies named Porschia in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s1521990s832000s7
1980s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Porschia was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

30 babies were named Porschia in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Porschia

The Social Security Administration has registered 242 babies named Porschia between 1980 and 2000, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Porschia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Porschia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 152 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Porschia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 13 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Porschia in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Porschia 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 242 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.

Porschia at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

242

Since 1980

21 years of records

Peak year

1988

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1980

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2000

Porschia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1980

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1988)
30
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
010203040 20001993199119891987198519831980 9

Porschia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
152 births that decade — 63% of Porschia's all-time total
1980s1521990s832000s7

Porschia by state

Where Porschia concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Porschia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
13 5.4%
#2 Texas
5 2.1%
Illinois share of Porschia's total US births 5.4%
Even split

13 of 242 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Porschia?
242 babies have been named Porschia since 1980. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1988 with 30 births.
When was Porschia most popular?
Porschia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 152 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Porschia most popular?
The top states for the name Porschia are Illinois (13 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Porschia been used?
Porschia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 21 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Porschia?
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, 1980–2000 (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.