Porter: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “gatekeeper or carrier”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- POR-ter · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys (96% of all uses)
From an English occupational surname for a doorkeeper or porter, from Old French portier and ultimately Latin porta, 'gate.' It later became a given name.
How popular is Porter?
Babies named Porter in 2024537
2024 rank#615 boys
Peak year2015
Total US babies since 188021,198
Porter has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.
Names like Porter
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Porter questions
What does the name Porter mean?
Porter means "gatekeeper or carrier". It comes from English. From an English occupational surname for a doorkeeper or porter, from Old French portier and ultimately Latin porta, 'gate.' It later became a given name.
Is Porter a boy or girl name?
Porter is mainly a boy's name in US records (96% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Porter?
537 US babies were named Porter in 2024. Its peak year was 2015.
How do you pronounce Porter?
Porter is usually pronounced POR-ter.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.