How Many People Are Named Porfirio?
people named Porfirio are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 153,335 people in the US has this name
Based on 3,526 babies named Porfirio in Social Security records from 1903 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
56 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Derived from the Greek name Πορφυριος (Porphyrios), which was derived from the word πορφυρα (porphyra) meaning "purple dye". This was the name of several early saints.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Related & Similar Names
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Porfirio in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Porfirio alive today is about 45 years old, and 47% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 29 and 62 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Porfirio first appears in the records in 1903 and was given most often in 1921, to 56 babies. In 2025, 7 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1903 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Porfirio has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #921, in 1932. In 2025 it ranked #10,420.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #10,420 |
| Best rank | #921 (1932) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,098 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Porfirio alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Porfirio were born in Texas than in any other state: about 784 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Porfirio was given 9.5 times as often in Texas, 5 times in New Mexico and 3.6 times in California.
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