Girls' name · since 1988
Porshay
42 babies named Porshay in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #37,061 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 42
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Porshay is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 42 have been recorded since 1988.
Social Security Administration records show Porshay recorded 42 times among girls since 1988, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 1988 to 2000.
- #37,061 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 42 born since 1988
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Porshay ranks #37,061 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 42 born since 1988, peaking in the 1990s.
- #37,061 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 42
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Porshay's 42 recorded births place it above 48.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Porshay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Porshay's SSA record in two at 1993 and the more recent half accounts for 38% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 62%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1998, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1992 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Porshay popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2000
- Peak year (1992)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Porshay by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (31 births, 74% of the file).
1990s was Porshay's strongest decade.
31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 74% of all-time use.
Porshay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
31 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 31 births (74% of all-time use).
Porshay by state
Where Porshay concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 23.8% |
10 of 42 births nationwide.
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What to do with Porshay's data
- Porshay's decade-level peak was the 1990s (31 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Porshays (10 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Porshay: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~12 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, 1988–2000 (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 Porshay 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.