Given name & surname
Port
Port is a surname. It is used in English, Czech, and Old English.
Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Port isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Port through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 18
- 18 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1915
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 1917. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,689 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Port’s family of names
Port has a related form in Porter. In English usage, Port as a surname has a related form in PORTH.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Port, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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Newt
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Osborne
“a bear of God”
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Wright
“a wood carver; a carpenter”
>99% boys
Gerrit
“one who is mighty with a spear”
>99% boys
Pasquale
“born on Easter” · “born during Easter”
>99% boys
Orrin
“from the river”
>99% boys