Recorded 1988–2000 Girls' name Peak 1992 42 births

Porshay — girls' name

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.

1980s61990s312000s5
1990s
Peak decade

74% of everyone ever named Porshay was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

14 babies were named Porshay in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Porshay

The Social Security Administration has registered 42 babies named Porshay between 1988 and 2000, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Porshay currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Porshay performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Porshay shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Porshay in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Porshay 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 42 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.

Porshay at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

42

Since 1988

13 years of records

Peak year

1992

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1988

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 2000

Porshay popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1988

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1992)
14
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
46810121416 200019981993199219911988 6

Porshay by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
31 births that decade — 74% of Porshay's all-time total
1980s61990s312000s5

Porshay by state

Where Porshay concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Porshay
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 23.8%
California share of Porshay's total US births 23.8%

10 of 42 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Porshay?
42 babies have been named Porshay since 1988. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1992 with 14 births.
When was Porshay most popular?
Porshay was most popular in the 1990s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Porshay most popular?
The top states for the name Porshay are California (10 births).
How long has the name Porshay been used?
Porshay has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 13 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Porshay?
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, 1988–2000 (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.