Portia Name Popularity
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How popular is Portia?
In 2018 the rare name Portia, ranked the 5,916th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.This once, top 1000 name, Portia is currently less popular.
It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #590 in 1949.
However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1989 with 259 occurrences.
In any year, the least number of babies named Portia was less than 5, most recently in 1897.
Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Portia occurred roughly during the years 1909-1918, 1937-1942, 1945-1949, and 1981-1986, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1930-1933, 1993-1998, and 2013-2017.
Sometimes the name Portia has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.
Portia's popularity has steadily decreased for some time. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Portia for their newborn has dropped significantly.
What does the future hold for the popularity of Portia?
Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.
The name Portia is very unique and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.
Relative to what it once was, Portia has fallen out of favor as a given name.
for Percentages.| Portia (Girl) | Portia (Boy) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | % | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank |
| 2018 | | 21 | 5,916 | < 5 | -- |
| 2017 | | 26 | 5,131 | < 5 | -- |
| 2016 | | 29 | 4,804 | < 5 | -- |
| 2015 | | 42 | 3,685 | < 5 | -- |
| 2014 | | 52 | 3,171 | < 5 | -- |
| 2013 | | 55 | 3,030 | < 5 | -- |
| 2012 | | 52 | 3,198 | < 5 | -- |
| 2011 | | 65 | 2,713 | < 5 | -- |
| 2010 | | 52 | 3,189 | < 5 | -- |
| 2009 | | 52 | 3,233 | < 5 | -- |
| 2008 | | 45 | 3,630 | < 5 | -- |
| 2007 | | 65 | 2,813 | < 5 | -- |
| 2006 | | 57 | 3,009 | < 5 | -- |
| 2005 | | 67 | 2,569 | < 5 | -- |
| 2004 | | 72 | 2,386 | < 5 | -- |
| 2003 | | 72 | 2,335 | < 5 | -- |
| 2002 | | 87 | 2,012 | < 5 | -- |
| 2001 | | 100 | 1,792 | < 5 | -- |
| 2000 | | 95 | 1,822 | < 5 | -- |
| 1999 | | 70 | 2,175 | < 5 | -- |
| 1998 | | 49 | 2,749 | < 5 | -- |
| 1997 | | 68 | 2,095 | < 5 | -- |
| 1996 | | 70 | 2,012 | < 5 | -- |
| 1995 | | 81 | 1,783 | < 5 | -- |
| 1994 | | 106 | 1,490 | < 5 | -- |
| 1993 | | 147 | 1,183 | < 5 | -- |
| 1992 | | 168 | 1,081 | < 5 | -- |
| 1991 | | 196 | 965 | < 5 | -- |
| 1990 | | 234 | 841 | < 5 | -- |
| 1989 | | 259 | 758 | 8 | 6,073 |
| 1988 | | 255 | 739 | < 5 | -- |
| 1987 | | 236 | 765 | < 5 | -- |
| 1986 | | 234 | 746 | < 5 | -- |
| 1985 | | 171 | 928 | < 5 | -- |
| 1984 | | 168 | 891 | < 5 | -- |
| 1983 | | 151 | 971 | < 5 | -- |
| 1982 | | 128 | 1,106 | < 5 | -- |
| 1981 | | 130 | 1,081 | < 5 | -- |
| 1980 | | 132 | 1,073 | < 5 | -- |
| 1979 | | 113 | 1,173 | < 5 | -- |
| 1978 | | 118 | 1,110 | < 5 | -- |
| 1977 | | 96 | 1,256 | < 5 | -- |
| 1976 | | 79 | 1,367 | < 5 | -- |
| 1975 | | 76 | 1,397 | < 5 | -- |
| 1974 | | 96 | 1,176 | < 5 | -- |
| 1973 | | 118 | 1,006 | < 5 | -- |
| 1972 | | 117 | 1,010 | < 5 | -- |
| 1971 | | 128 | 988 | < 5 | -- |
| 1970 | | 114 | 1,071 | < 5 | -- |
| 1969 | | 119 | 992 | < 5 | -- |
| 1968 | | 82 | 1,205 | < 5 | -- |
| 1967 | | 129 | 904 | < 5 | -- |
| 1966 | | 122 | 917 | < 5 | -- |
| 1965 | | 152 | 806 | < 5 | -- |
| 1964 | | 130 | 920 | < 5 | -- |
| 1963 | | 145 | 872 | < 5 | -- |
| 1962 | | 137 | 903 | < 5 | -- |
| 1961 | | 164 | 824 | < 5 | -- |
| 1960 | | 144 | 865 | < 5 | -- |
| 1959 | | 116 | 986 | < 5 | -- |
| 1958 | | 128 | 912 | < 5 | -- |
| 1957 | | 150 | 830 | < 5 | -- |
| 1956 | | 134 | 863 | < 5 | -- |
| 1955 | | 170 | 727 | < 5 | -- |
| 1954 | | 169 | 711 | < 5 | -- |
| 1953 | | 148 | 751 | < 5 | -- |
| 1952 | | 143 | 744 | < 5 | -- |
| 1951 | | 197 | 612 | < 5 | -- |
| 1950 | | 190 | 607 | < 5 | -- |
| 1949 | | 199 | 590 | < 5 | -- |
| 1948 | | 169 | 642 | < 5 | -- |
| 1947 | | 150 | 690 | < 5 | -- |
| 1946 | | 155 | 634 | < 5 | -- |
| 1945 | | 115 | 696 | < 5 | -- |
| 1944 | | 104 | 749 | < 5 | -- |
| 1943 | | 156 | 604 | < 5 | -- |
| 1942 | | 143 | 629 | < 5 | -- |
| 1941 | | 89 | 767 | < 5 | -- |
| 1940 | | 47 | 1,059 | < 5 | -- |
| 1939 | | 22 | 1,674 | < 5 | -- |
| 1938 | | 32 | 1,311 | < 5 | -- |
| 1937 | | 29 | 1,382 | < 5 | -- |
| 1936 | | 31 | 1,312 | < 5 | -- |
| 1935 | | 25 | 1,506 | < 5 | -- |
| 1934 | | 26 | 1,473 | < 5 | -- |
| 1933 | | 17 | 1,959 | < 5 | -- |
| 1932 | | 26 | 1,511 | < 5 | -- |
| 1931 | | 27 | 1,451 | < 5 | -- |
| 1930 | | 37 | 1,248 | < 5 | -- |
| 1929 | | 35 | 1,277 | < 5 | -- |
| 1928 | | 32 | 1,388 | < 5 | -- |
| 1927 | | 37 | 1,327 | < 5 | -- |
| 1926 | | 46 | 1,129 | < 5 | -- |
| 1925 | | 33 | 1,437 | < 5 | -- |
| 1924 | | 33 | 1,469 | < 5 | -- |
| 1923 | | 37 | 1,298 | < 5 | -- |
| 1922 | | 31 | 1,500 | < 5 | -- |
| 1921 | | 44 | 1,164 | < 5 | -- |
| 1920 | | 45 | 1,130 | < 5 | -- |
| 1919 | | 36 | 1,292 | < 5 | -- |
| 1918 | | 44 | 1,119 | < 5 | -- |
| 1917 | | 37 | 1,203 | < 5 | -- |
| 1916 | | 33 | 1,270 | < 5 | -- |
| 1915 | | 34 | 1,186 | < 5 | -- |
| 1914 | | 27 | 1,196 | < 5 | -- |
| 1913 | | 22 | 1,219 | < 5 | -- |
| 1912 | | 20 | 1,208 | < 5 | -- |
| 1911 | | 14 | 1,283 | < 5 | -- |
| 1910 | | 16 | 1,157 | < 5 | -- |
| 1909 | | 8 | 1,732 | < 5 | -- |
| 1908 | | 10 | 1,420 | < 5 | -- |
| 1907 | | 11 | 1,271 | < 5 | -- |
| 1906 | | 8 | 1,526 | < 5 | -- |
| 1905 | | 10 | 1,287 | < 5 | -- |
| 1904 | | 8 | 1,457 | < 5 | -- |
| 1903 | | 7 | 1,555 | < 5 | -- |
| 1902 | | 10 | 1,196 | < 5 | -- |
| 1901 | | 7 | 1,442 | < 5 | -- |
| 1900 | | 26 | 721 | < 5 | -- |
| 1899 | | 8 | 1,265 | < 5 | -- |
| 1898 | | 12 | 1,039 | < 5 | -- |
| 1897 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1896 | | 11 | 1,034 | < 5 | -- |
| 1895 | | 7 | 1,401 | < 5 | -- |
| 1894 | | 9 | 1,119 | < 5 | -- |
| 1893 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1892 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1891 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1890 | | 5 | 1,494 | < 5 | -- |
| 1889 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1888 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1887 | | 7 | 1,018 | < 5 | -- |
| 1886 | | 6 | 1,081 | < 5 | -- |
| 1885 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1884 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1883 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1882 | | 5 | 1,006 | < 5 | -- |
| 1881 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1880 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |