Porcha
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- POR-sha
- Origin
- Latin
Porcha is a girls' name of Latin origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Porcha mean?
Latin: variant of Portia, perhaps influenced by the car maker Porsche
Variant of Portia, the clever heroine of Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice.
Is Porcha a girl's or a boy's name?
Porcha is a girls' name.
How popular is Porcha in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 9 girls.
Half of all the girls named Porcha in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Porcha in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 1 | #7,491 |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 5 | #4,290 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 9 | #2,360 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,669 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #3,935 |
How popular is Porcha in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1990, with 88 girls. It first appears in the records in 1977.
Half of all the girls named Porcha in the US since 1880 were born between 1986 and 1993, the years shaded on the chart below.
Porcha in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 7 | #13,601 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #15,345 |
| 2000 | 14 | #7,152 |
| 1999 | 11 | #8,216 |
| 1998 | 17 | #5,794 |
| 1997 | 14 | #6,478 |
| 1996 | 25 | #4,179 |
| 1995 | 33 | #3,352 |
| 1994 | 44 | #2,747 |
| 1993 | 50 | #2,484 |
| 1992 | 57 | #2,290 |
| 1991 | 74 | #1,888 |
| 1990 | 88 | #1,666 |
| 1989 | 75 | #1,783 |
| 1988 | 71 | #1,767 |
| 1987 | 55 | #2,023 |
| 1986 | 51 | #2,078 |
| 1985 | 33 | #2,803 |
| 1984 | 30 | #2,914 |
| 1983 | 24 | #3,339 |
| 1982 | 17 | #4,346 |
| 1981 | 11 | #5,884 |
| 1980 | 20 | #3,852 |
| 1979 | 17 | #4,230 |
| 1978 | 8 | #6,946 |
| 1977 | 9 | #6,338 |
Names like Porcha
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Sara, Rosa, Lara, Jessica, Laura, Alba, Priya, Paula, Aisha, Francesca, Trisha, Priscilla
More Latin names
Oliver, Olivia, Leo, Roman, Aurora, Emily, Florence, Mabel, Luna, Nora, Rosie, Emilia, Max, Nova, Lucy, Julian
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Porcha: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/porcha, updated 20 October 2026.