Girls' name · since 1882
Portia
Since 1882, U.S. Social Security records show 10,627 babies named Portia, peaking in 1989. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,599 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,497 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,627
- born since 1882
- 1980s
- peak decade
Portia currently ranks #7497 among girls' names in America, with 10,627 babies recorded since 1882.
Social Security Administration records show Portia recorded 10,627 times among girls since 1882, holding rank #7497 nationally today, ahead of 57% of girls, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1882 to 2025.
- #1,599 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,497 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 10,627 born since 1882
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Portia ranks #1,599 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,497 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 10,627 born since 1882, peaking in the 1980s.
- #1,599 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,497 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,627
- born since 1882
- 1980s
- peak decade
Portia's 10,627 recorded births place it above 97.78% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
30 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Portia compares
10,627 Top 9% higher than 91% 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
Portia's all-time total is 28x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Portia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 10,627 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 259 | 21 | 19,840 |
Portia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Portia splits its recorded history at 1958: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1882 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 259 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Portia popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–2025
- Peak year (1989)
- 259
- Annual births at peak, across 144 years of records
Portia popularity over time - boys
8 total births recorded since 1989 (Portia as boys' name)
Portia by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (1,864 births, 18% of the file).
1980s was Portia's strongest decade.
1,864 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Portia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 18
1880s
18 births
- 1890s 52
1890s
52 births
- 1900s 105
1900s
105 births
- 1910s 283
1910s
283 births
- 1920s 373
1920s
373 births
- 1930s 272
1930s
272 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,327 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,545 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,324 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,056 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,864 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,190 births
- 2000s 712
2000s
712 births
- 2010s 421
2010s
421 births
- 2020s 85
2020s
85 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 1,864 births (18% of all-time use).
How Portia 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 Portia's total volume
Portia by state
Where Portia concentrates geographically, total births since 1882
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 728 | 6.9% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 630 | 5.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 504 | 4.7% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 444 | 4.2% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 443 | 4.2% |
| #6 | New York | | 439 | 4.1% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 314 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Alabama | | 291 | 2.7% |
728 of 10,627 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 30 reporting states.
Portia appears in 30 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Portia's data
- Portia's decade-level peak was the 1980s (1,864 total births); usage has since declined to 85 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Portias (728 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 Portia: 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 (~143 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, 1882–2025 (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 Portia 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.