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First names that go with Porter

We scored all 6,671 first names that have made the US top 1,000 since 1900 against Porter for flow, rhythm and pronunciation. 917 of them score 80 or higher. Porter is the #159 most common surname in the US (163,054 people in the 2010 Census).

Porter has 2 syllables and starts on a stressed beat, so first names that end on an unstressed syllable (DUM-da, like Lily or Jessica) lead into it smoothly, while names that end on a stressed beat put two stresses side by side. Select a name to see its full breakdown in the Baby Name Analyzer.

Girl names for Porter

Best-sounding names in the 2024 US top 1,000.

  1. 1.
    Parker
    score 93
  2. 2.
    Palmer
    score 92
  3. 3.
    Harper
    score 91
  4. 4.
    Estheralso Ester
    score 91
  5. 5.
    Paula
    score 91
  6. 6.
    Margaretalso Margarette, Margarett
    score 91
  7. 7.
    Juniper
    score 90
  8. 8.
    Piperalso Pyper
    score 90
  9. 9.
    Winteralso Wynter
    score 90
  10. 10.
    Lorelaialso Lorelei
    score 90
  11. 11.
    Auraalso Ora
    score 90
  12. 12.
    Lauraalso Lora
    score 89

Boy names for Porter

Best-sounding names in the 2024 US top 1,000.

  1. 1.
    Walter
    score 93
  2. 2.
    Carteralso Karter
    score 93
  3. 3.
    Parker
    score 93
  4. 4.
    Peter
    score 93
  5. 5.
    Porter
    score 93
  6. 6.
    Colteralso Kolter
    score 92
  7. 7.
    Walker
    score 92
  8. 8.
    Sawyer
    score 92
  9. 9.
    Archer
    score 92
  10. 10.
    Rogeralso Rodger
    score 92
  11. 11.
    Forrestalso Forest
    score 92
  12. 12.
    Ryker
    score 91

Less common picks

Names that have charted since 1900 but are outside today's top 1,000.

  1. 1.
    Warner
    score 93
  2. 2.
    Norberto
    score 92
  3. 3.
    Foster
    score 92
  4. 4.
    Norbert
    score 92
  5. 5.
    Lawyer
    score 92
  6. 6.
    Grover
    score 92
  7. 7.
    Mortimer
    score 92
  8. 8.
    Portiaalso Porsha, Porsche
    score 92
  9. 9.
    Autheralso Author
    score 91
  10. 10.
    Gardner
    score 91
  11. 11.
    Garner
    score 91
  12. 12.
    Cartier
    score 91

Explore every name with Porter

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How it works

  • Every first name that has made the US top 1,000 since 1900 (about 6,700) is scored against your last name for flow, rhythm and pronunciation.
  • Names are scored with the same engine as the Baby Name Analyzer. Well-known full names can differ by a few points there, because the analyzer also looks up the full name's cultural associations.
  • Tell us a name you already like and we'll find the closest-sounding names, and how each one compares.
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