How rare is the name Porfirio?

7,300 people in the United States have the first name Porfirio, about 1 in 41,374. It ranks #3,039 of 53,615 first names in the 2020 Census.

first name

PORFIRIO

#3,039

of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
7,300
About
1 in 41,374
This common or more
81.5%
Who bears it

Of the 7,300 people named Porfirio, 96.6% reported their origin as Hispanic or Latino, 1.5% as Asian or Pacific Islander and 1.4% as White. Virtually all are male (99.6%). These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Porfirio peaked in 1921, when 56 babies got the name.

Births per year, SSA records 1880–2025
19032025
Peak year
1921
Births that year
56
In 2025*
7 ▼88%
Recorded as
almost entirely male

At least 3,526 babies have been given the name since 1903. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.

Porfirio by decade

Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 1920s, when it ranked #2,210. The largest share of babies named Porfirio, 19.3%, were born during the baby boom (1946–1964).

1900s#4,05512
1910s#3,194152
1920s#2,210409
1930s#2,347324
1940s#2,457360
1950s#2,964340
1960s#3,228343
1970s#3,419396
1980s#4,173369
1990s#5,322361
2000s#8,564252
2010s#12,968149
2020s#16,34159
Greatest Generation 1901–2713.7%
Silent Generation 1928–4517.4%
Baby boom 1946–6419.3%
Generation X 1965–8017%
Millennials 1981–9616.7%
Generation Z 1997–1211.5%
2013 and later4.5%

Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.

Where Porfirio is most common

Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Porfirio has been most common in Texas (8.3×), New Mexico (5.1×), and California (3×), and least common in New York (0.29×).

2,326 births recorded by state, 1910–2025. 2× means twice as common as nationally. States with fewer than 30 such births are left blank, and SSA withholds any year with fewer than 5 in a state, so small states read low.

Either side of Porfirio

#3,037 Duc · 7,303#3,038 Bernie · 7,302#3,040 Refugio · 7,298#3,041 Akira · 7,291

Spelled almost the same

One first name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Porfirio, most common first.

#12,519 Porfiria · 992

Also a last name

As a last name, Porfirio ranks #46,623 of 156,621, with 492 people. See Porfirio as a last name

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