Meaning 
The name Porter has the following meaning: The gatekeeper.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.
Popularity 
As a baby boy name, Porter is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 626 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2009, the name Porter rose in popularity, moving up the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 11 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 471 in the Top 1000 charts.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Porter in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Pronunciation  The name Porter is pronounced as por-ter Origins  Related names  The following names are baby names related to Porter and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Porter: Boys - Alden, Anderson, Arlington, Brock, Carnell, Chad, Chadwick, Dallin, Dalton, Dixon, Edwin, Eldon, Green, Jalen, Jennings, Linton, Newton, Royce, Scott, Webster, Girls - Belinda, Chyna, Elberta, Juliet, Kendra, Kinsey, Marni, Miracle, Olive, Both genders - Bailee, Clifford, Kenneth, Shelley, Trinidad
Variants 
Popular Variants for the name Porter: Port, Portar, Porteur, Portie, Portier, Portir, Portur, Porty, Portyr, Potor, Potter
Style 
We think the name Porter should fall under the following style category: Traditional. See other Traditional boy names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Porter to be: Intelligent and well-likedIn one word, you might describe Porter as a(n) " intelligent" person. See other "intelligent" names for boys.
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