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Girl's name · #2578 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave
11% girls · 89% boys — About 89% of babies named Porter in recent years have been boys. Porter →
Porter is near its high-water mark: it reached #2312 in 2022 and still ranked #2578 in 2025. About 990 girls have carried it since 1917.
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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
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#3,345 in Canada (2024).
Among 74 notable people named Porter:
No single standout — notable Porters spread across many fields.
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