Gender-neutral name English origin Christian tradition

Porter

POR-ter · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Gatekeeper
Language
English
Culture
Modern
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
occupation · modern
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#—
2024 births537
Peak year2015
First appeared1880
Total US births21,198
2015 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Port
Alternate spellings
Portar

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Porter Wagoner