Joey Porter
There are approximately 30 people named Joey Porter living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 11,425,145 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Joey with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Porter. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
30
1 in 11,425,145
Named Joey
55K
Alive today
Named Porter
189K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 55K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Unisex
Peak year: 1962
Average age: 44
Estimated bearers: 189K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #159
Per 100K: 55.28
Top ancestry: White (68.6%)
First name trend
Joey: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Joey. The peak year was 1962 with 1,572 births. The average person named Joey today is 44 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Porter surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Porter, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 68.6%.
- White68.6%
- Black or African American25.4%
- Hispanic or Latino2.5%
- Two or more races2.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Joey has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0160% of the US population, based on 54,771 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Porter appears at a rate of 55.28 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0553%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 30 people with the full name Joey Porter. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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Other people named Joey
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FAQ
Joey Porter: questions and answers
How many people are named Joey Porter?
We estimate approximately 30 people in the United States share the full name Joey Porter. That works out to about 1 in 11,425,145 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0160%) with the surname frequency (55.28 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Joey Porter?
We classify Joey Porter as "Very Rare". About 1 in 11,425,145 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Joey a male or female name?
Joey is predominantly unisex. Out of 60,971 total SSA registrations, 87.7% were male and 12.3% were female. See the full Joey profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.