Over the past 110 years, 47 girls and 12 628 boys have been named Porter. The name Porter ranks 10671th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Porter in 2012. The peak of popularity of the name Porter came in the 2010s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.