Portia
A unisex name of Latin origin, meaning offering or gift; feminine form of Porcius.
Babies a year
26
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Portia by the numbers
Portia was given to 26 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 259 babies in 1989, so it is a 1980s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that mean a gift
Like Portia, each of these has a gift in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Matthewgift of God11,623 in the US (2017)
- Mateogift of God7,735 in the US (2017)
- Jonathanyahweh has given; god's gift6,476 in the US (2017)
- Theodoregift of God2,638 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kennedymisshapen head; an Irish surname used as given name4,277 in the US (2017)
- Peytonfrom Paega's town; an English place name used as given name4,236 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Portia
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