Porter is an established boys' name that peaked in 2015 and remains in steady use.
Porter is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #560 among boys (531) and #2,578 among girls (68) — overall #1,010 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 599 | 599 | #2,578 | #560 |
| 2024 | 538 | 538 | #2,454 | #618 |
| 2023 | 676 | 676 | #2,511 | #500 |
| 2022 | 673 | 673 | #2,312 | #506 |
| 2021 | 764 | 764 | #2,634 | #443 |
| 2020 | 765 | 765 | #2,846 | #424 |
| 2019 | 668 | 668 | #2,987 | #478 |
| 2018 | 797 | 797 | #3,334 | #419 |
| 2017 | 848 | 848 | #3,427 | #399 |
| 2016 | 805 | 805 | #3,004 | #419 |
| 2015 | 921 | 921 | #2,960 | #377 |
| 2014 | 897 | 897 | #3,831 | #368 |
| 2013 | 806 | 806 | #4,995 | #384 |
| 2012 | 677 | 677 | #4,463 | #430 |
| 2011 | 629 | 629 | #5,170 | #450 |
| 2010 | 619 | 619 | #7,433 | #447 |
| 2009 | 592 | 592 | #8,779 | #474 |
| 2008 | 594 | 594 | #6,752 | #483 |
| 2007 | 579 | 579 | #9,417 | #474 |
| 2006 | 565 | 565 | #9,764 | #479 |
| 2005 | 420 | 420 | #7,818 | #576 |
| 2004 | 344 | 344 | #12,462 | #631 |
| 2003 | 320 | 320 | #15,288 | #646 |
| 2002 | 276 | 276 | #9,332 | #687 |
| 2001 | 241 | 241 | #6,894 | #765 |
| 2000 | 208 | 208 | #12,812 | #803 |
| 1999 | 182 | 182 | #13,982 | #862 |
| 1998 | 109 | 109 | #13,694 | #1,201 |
| 1997 | 80 | — | — | #1,383 |
| 1996 | 76 | — | #15,231 | #1,453 |
| 1995 | 72 | — | #11,440 | #1,488 |
| 1994 | 73 | — | #11,441 | #1,465 |
| 1993 | 49 | — | — | #1,762 |
| 1992 | 37 | — | — | #2,119 |
| 1991 | 37 | — | — | #2,041 |
| 1990 | 36 | — | — | #2,074 |
| 1989 | 27 | — | — | #2,454 |
| 1988 | 25 | — | — | #2,419 |
| 1987 | 25 | — | — | #2,316 |
| 1986 | 26 | — | — | #2,209 |
| 1985 | 31 | — | — | #1,907 |
| 1984 | 24 | — | — | #2,219 |
| 1983 | 31 | — | — | #1,805 |
| 1982 | 27 | — | — | #2,045 |
| 1981 | 22 | — | — | #2,316 |
| 1980 | 19 | — | — | #2,596 |
| 1979 | 15 | — | — | #2,987 |
| 1978 | 19 | — | — | #2,454 |
| 1977 | 32 | — | — | #1,698 |
| 1976 | 16 | — | — | #2,679 |
| 1975 | 23 | — | — | #2,048 |
| 1974 | 21 | — | — | #2,099 |
| 1973 | 21 | — | — | #2,018 |
| 1972 | 31 | — | — | #1,555 |
| 1971 | 33 | — | — | #1,517 |
| 1970 | 30 | — | — | #1,571 |
| 1969 | 34 | — | — | #1,392 |
| 1968 | 31 | — | — | #1,418 |
| 1967 | 22 | — | — | #1,699 |
| 1966 | 38 | — | — | #1,231 |
| 1965 | 37 | — | — | #1,266 |
| 1964 | 43 | — | #6,570 | #1,307 |
| 1963 | 42 | — | — | #1,211 |
| 1962 | 27 | — | — | #1,536 |
| 1961 | 36 | — | — | #1,345 |
| 1960 | 29 | — | — | #1,516 |
| 1959 | 36 | — | — | #1,315 |
| 1958 | 38 | — | — | #1,261 |
| 1957 | 46 | — | — | #1,147 |
| 1956 | 53 | — | — | #1,040 |
| 1955 | 61 | — | — | #964 |
| 1954 | 43 | — | — | #1,147 |
| 1953 | 44 | — | — | #1,117 |
| 1952 | 50 | — | — | #1,020 |
| 1951 | 48 | — | — | #1,035 |
| 1950 | 54 | — | — | #944 |
| 1949 | 62 | — | — | #877 |
| 1948 | 46 | — | — | #1,043 |
| 1947 | 59 | — | — | #913 |
| 1946 | 53 | — | — | #920 |
| 1945 | 40 | — | — | #1,014 |
| 1944 | 42 | — | — | #1,015 |
| 1943 | 66 | — | — | #813 |
| 1942 | 73 | — | — | #752 |
| 1941 | 57 | — | — | #844 |
| 1940 | 61 | — | — | #798 |
| 1939 | 57 | — | — | #809 |
| 1938 | 70 | — | — | #735 |
| 1937 | 65 | — | — | #763 |
| 1936 | 58 | — | — | #809 |
| 1935 | 51 | — | — | #891 |
| 1934 | 59 | — | — | #819 |
| 1933 | 69 | — | — | #738 |
| 1932 | 74 | — | — | #725 |
| 1931 | 74 | — | — | #708 |
| 1930 | 78 | — | — | #707 |
| 1929 | 84 | — | — | #672 |
| 1928 | 107 | — | — | #599 |
| 1927 | 81 | — | — | #723 |
| 1926 | 76 | — | — | #735 |
| 1925 | 102 | — | — | #625 |
| 1924 | 104 | — | — | #632 |
| 1923 | 88 | — | — | #691 |
| 1922 | 101 | — | — | #645 |
| 1921 | 119 | — | — | #582 |
| 1920 | 120 | — | — | #571 |
| 1919 | 114 | — | — | #561 |
| 1918 | 115 | — | — | #566 |
| 1917 | 115 | — | #4,015 | #569 |
| 1916 | 131 | — | — | #498 |
| 1915 | 103 | — | — | #556 |
| 1914 | 97 | — | — | #499 |
| 1913 | 76 | — | — | #500 |
| 1912 | 68 | — | — | #479 |
| 1911 | 44 | — | — | #443 |
| 1910 | 40 | — | — | #437 |
| 1909 | 26 | — | — | #515 |
| 1908 | 31 | — | — | #436 |
| 1907 | 29 | — | — | #434 |
| 1906 | 24 | — | — | #462 |
| 1905 | 35 | — | — | #354 |
| 1904 | 27 | — | — | #406 |
| 1903 | 22 | — | — | #445 |
| 1902 | 33 | — | — | #346 |
| 1901 | 25 | — | — | #377 |
| 1900 | 25 | — | — | #465 |
| 1899 | 25 | — | — | #372 |
| 1898 | 34 | — | — | #333 |
| 1897 | 27 | — | — | #365 |
| 1896 | 26 | — | — | #384 |
| 1895 | 25 | — | — | #388 |
| 1894 | 26 | — | — | #363 |
| 1893 | 25 | — | — | #365 |
| 1892 | 35 | — | — | #316 |
| 1891 | 20 | — | — | #393 |
| 1890 | 26 | — | — | #349 |
| 1889 | 20 | — | — | #414 |
| 1888 | 37 | — | — | #295 |
| 1887 | 14 | — | — | #479 |
| 1886 | 24 | — | — | #356 |
| 1885 | 36 | — | — | #281 |
| 1884 | 22 | — | — | #383 |
| 1883 | 23 | — | — | #354 |
| 1882 | 28 | — | — | #329 |
| 1881 | 32 | — | — | #284 |
| 1880 | 38 | — | — | #275 |