Porschia
A modern feminine name, likely a creative twist on "Portia" or "Porsche".
Name Census estimates that about 230 living Americans carry the first name Porschia. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Porschia today is around 38 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Porschia births was 1988 (30 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Porschia. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
230
~ 1 in 1,490,236 Americans
Peak year
1988
30 babies that year
Average age
38
years old
2000 SSA rank
#12,811
Tracked since 1980
Popularity
Porschia: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Porschia from the 1980s through to the 2000s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 152 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1980s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Porschia by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Porschia during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Porschias live
Origin
Meaning and history of Porschia
The name Porschia likely finds its origins in the Latin word "porcus," which means "pig" or "hog." It is believed to have been derived from this root word as a surname or descriptive name referring to someone who raised or worked with pigs. The earliest known record of the name dates back to the 12th century in parts of what is now Germany and Austria.
During the Middle Ages, Porschia emerged as a relatively uncommon given name, particularly in rural areas of central Europe. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name being used as a first name is found in a 14th-century German census record, where a woman named Porschia Bäckerin (Porschia the Baker) is listed as a resident of a small village near Nuremberg.
In the 16th century, a Dutch merchant named Porschia Van der Meer was known for his successful trading business in the city of Amsterdam. His name is mentioned in several historical documents related to the city's commercial activities during that time.
The 17th century saw the birth of Porschia Müller, a German poet and playwright who gained recognition for her work in the baroque literary tradition. She was born in 1632 in the city of Dresden and is remembered for her contributions to the development of German theatre.
In the late 18th century, Porschia Garibaldi, an Italian revolutionary and supporter of the unification of Italy, was born in 1807 in the city of Nice (then part of the Kingdom of Sardinia). She played a significant role in the Italian unification movement and is celebrated as a patriotic figure in Italian history.
Another notable figure with the name Porschia was Porschia Wittgenstein, an Austrian philosopher and logician who lived from 1889 to 1951. She was a member of the influential Wittgenstein family and is known for her work in the field of linguistic analysis and the philosophy of language.
People
Porschia + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Porschia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with P
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Porschia: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Porschia?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 230 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Porschia going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,490,236 US residents.
Is Porschia a common name?
We classify Porschia as "Very Rare". It ranks above 76% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 242 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Porschia most popular?
The single biggest year for Porschia was 1988, when 30 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Porschia is about 38 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Porschia a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Porschia in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.