Porsha
Porsha was the 16684th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1988, when it ranked 670th; the most babies were born in 1989 (296). Over the last ten years it has moved down 7,849 places. More babies were named Porsha in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #16,684 girls, up 271 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 5girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1989296 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,037babies recorded
Porsha popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 6 since 1989.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #16,684 | 5 |
| 2020 | #16,955 | 5 |
| 2010 | #6,131 | 22 |
| 2000 | #1,978 | 85 |
| 1990 | #733 | 285 |
| 1980 | #1,621 | 72 |
| 1970 | #7,734 | 6 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Porsha, counting every spelling?
Porsha has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Porsha?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Porsha (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Porsha born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Porsha.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Porsha?
About 3,900 people born in the US named Porsha are alive today, with a median age of 36; half are between 32 and 39. That makes Porsha mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Porsha by state
How common Porsha was among girls born in each state in 1987–1991, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in South Carolina (4.7×), Mississippi (3.6×), Alabama (3.0×), Tennessee (2.8×), Georgia (2.6×). In 26 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Porsha: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Porsha, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Porsha
How popular is the name Porsha?
Porsha was the 16684th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1988, when it ranked 670th; the most babies were born in 1989 (296). Over the last ten years it has moved down 7,849 places. More babies were named Porsha in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Porsha a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Porsha in the US.
Where was Porsha most popular?
In 1987–1991, Porsha was most common in South Carolina (0.72 per 1,000 girls), followed by Mississippi and Alabama.