Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Porter
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2015
Peak era
2015
Peak births
862
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Porter
How many people are named Porter?
An estimated 16,670 living Americans are named Porter.
How rare is Porter?
Porter is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 531 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 38.4% from its 2015 peak.
How old is the typical Porter?
The median age of a living American named Porter is approximately 13 years, with most bearers falling between 7 and 20 years old.
Is Porter still popular?
Not especially. Porter has been declining since its 2015 peak and registered 531 births in 2025.
Where is Porter most common?
Porter has its strongest geographic signal in Utah, where it appears 26.1× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 20152025
Peak year
2015
Decline from peak
38.4%
2025
531
All-time
20,808
Where it lives now
Porter is most concentrated in Utah — about 17.5× the national rate in the 2000s. It also runs high in Idaho.
States where Porter is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.