Recorded 1985–2002 Girls' name Peak 1990 63 births

Porshea — girls' name

63 babies named Porshea in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s231990s352000s5
1990s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Porshea was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

14 babies were named Porshea in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Porshea

The Social Security Administration has registered 63 babies named Porshea between 1985 and 2002, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Porshea currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Porshea performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Porshea shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Porshea 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 63 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.

Porshea at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

63

Since 1985

18 years of records

Peak year

1990

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1985

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2002

Porshea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1985

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1990)
14
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
46810121416 20021995199419921990198819871985 6

Porshea by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
35 births that decade — 56% of Porshea's all-time total
1980s231990s352000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Porshea?
63 babies have been named Porshea since 1985. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1990 with 14 births.
When was Porshea most popular?
Porshea was most popular in the 1990s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Porshea been used?
Porshea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 18 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Porshea?
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, 1985–2002 (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.