Gender
Male
Origin
- Spanish
- Purple
- Greek
- Purple stone
Syllables
4
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Porfirio
Pronunciation
p(o)-rfi-rio, por-firio
Famous People
Mexican President Porfirio Diaz
More about the name
Porfirio is a given name in Portuguese and Spanish, derived from the Greek Porphyry (porphyrios "purple-clad").
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Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1921 (rank #939, 56 births); most recent 2025 (rank #9714, 7 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 |
| 2024 | 9 |
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2022 | 16 |
| 2021 | 9 |
| 2020 | 9 |
| 2019 | 12 |
| 2018 | 17 |
| 2017 | 15 |
| 2016 | 17 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1974 (rank #1605, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence