Girls' name · since 1963
Porsha
Since 1963, U.S. Social Security records show 4,031 babies named Porsha, peaking in 1989. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,973 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,242 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,031
- born since 1963
- 1990s
- peak decade
4,031 babies have been named Porsha since 1963, making it today's #15242 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Porsha recorded 4,031 times among girls since 1963, holding rank #15242 nationally today, ahead of 12% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 2025.
- #2,973 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,242 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,031 born since 1963
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Porsha ranks #2,973 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,242 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,031 born since 1963, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,973 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,242 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,031
- born since 1963
- 1990s
- peak decade
Porsha's 4,031 recorded births place it above 95.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
25 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Porsha compares
4,031 Top 16% higher than 84% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Porsha's all-time total is 11x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Porsha | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,031 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 296 | 21 | 19,840 |
Porsha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Porsha's full recorded timeline at 1996, 21% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 79% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1963, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1989 peak of 296 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Porsha popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2025
- Peak year (1989)
- 296
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Porsha popularity over time - boys
6 total births recorded since 1989 (Porsha as boys' name)
Porsha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,637 births, 41% of the file).
1990s was Porsha's strongest decade.
1,637 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Porsha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s 247
1970s
247 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,587 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,637 births
- 2000s 371
2000s
371 births
- 2010s 157
2010s
157 births
- 2020s 22
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,637 births (41% of all-time use).
How Porsha 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 Porsha's total volume
Porsha by state
Where Porsha concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 335 | 8.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 269 | 6.7% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 230 | 5.7% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 200 | 5.0% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 169 | 4.2% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 166 | 4.1% |
| #7 | Florida | | 153 | 3.8% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 137 | 3.4% |
335 of 4,031 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.
Porsha appears in 25 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Porsha's data
- Porsha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,637 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Porshas (335 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 Porsha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~62 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, 1963–2025 (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 Porsha 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.