Porter
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning gatekeeper or carrier of goods.
Babies a year
845
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#560
up from #615
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
How Porter has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #376 |
| 2016 | #419 |
| 2017 | #398 |
| 2018 | #418 |
| 2019 | #478 |
| 2020 | #424 |
| 2021 | #443 |
| 2022 | #506 |
| 2023 | #503 |
| 2024 | #615 |
| 2025 | #560 |
Porter was given to 845 American babies in 2017 — the most recent full year we hold.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Porter was most common in 1880, when it went to 0.03% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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