Portia

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A few things about Portia you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Portia

Portia de Rossi

Australian-American actress

Choose Portia and your child shares a first name with Portia de Rossi, an Australian-American actress. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Portia, like who?” Portia de Rossi's Wikipedia article is available in 59 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 114,943 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Portia, 14 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Portia would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryPortia first shows up in US birth records in 1882, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 143 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1949, when it ranked #587. Today it's #7,491, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowPortia was 6.0× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 19,120 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 114,943.
• 🍂TrendPortia has slipped 1,824 places over the last five years and now sits at #7,491. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningIn Latin, Portia means “from the Porcius clan”. Our records link it to Anglo Saxon, English and Latin roots.

About the name Portia

Portia is a girl name of Anglo Saxon, English and Latin origin meaning “from the Porcius clan”. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with P and ending in “-tia”. US birth records list Portia for girls from 1882 to 2025, in 135 of those 144 years. Its best year was 1949, when it ranked #587 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #7,491, with 14 babies.

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