Recorded 2013–2023 Girls' name Peak 2018 68 births

Portlyn — girls' name

68 babies named Portlyn in U.S. Social Security records since 2013, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s362020s32
2010s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Portlyn was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

9 babies were named Portlyn in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Portlyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 68 babies named Portlyn between 2013 and 2023, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Portlyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Portlyn performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Portlyn shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Portlyn 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 68 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.

Portlyn at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

68

Since 2013

11 years of records

Peak year

2018

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2013

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 2023

Portlyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2013

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2018)
9
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
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Portlyn by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
36 births that decade — 53% of Portlyn's all-time total
2010s362020s32

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Portlyn?
68 babies have been named Portlyn since 2013. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2018 with 9 births.
When was Portlyn most popular?
Portlyn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Portlyn been used?
Portlyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 2013, spanning 11 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Portlyn?
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, 2013–2023 (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.