girl's name
Portia
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 11,519
Northern Ireland
#416
2017 births
Portia is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1989, when 267 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 236,855 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1882.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Portia over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 18 |
| 1890s | 52 |
| 1900s | 105 |
| 1910s | 283 |
| 1920s | 373 |
| 1930s | 272 |
| 1940s | 1,327 |
| 1950s | 1,545 |
| 1960s | 1,324 |
| 1970s | 1,056 |
| 1980s | 1,872 |
| 1990s | 1,190 |
| 2000s | 712 |
| 2010s | 421 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 85 |
How popular is Portia?
In 2025, Portia was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Portia is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Portia
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Portia also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Portia over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Portia
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Portia — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Portia
How popular is the name Portia?
In 2025, Portia was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Portia a girl's or a boy's name?
Portia is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Portia?
Portia has 2 syllables.
When was Portia most popular?
Portia peaked in 1989, when 267 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Portia a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Portia currently ranks #7,821 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.