as a First Name
This is the name of two characters in the works of Shakespeare. The most celebrated of them is an heiress in The Merchant of Venice who, disguised as a man, shows herself to be a brilliant advocate and delivers a stirring speech on the quality of mercy. It is also the name of the wife of Brutus in Julius Caesar. The historical Brutus's wife was called Porcia, feminine form of the Roman family name Porcius, which is apparently a derivative of Latin porcus ‘pig’.
| 1,993rd in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 8,956
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- District of Columbia
- has the most people named Portia per capita
- 1989
- marked the height of its popularity
99.86%
0.14%
29%
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55+
34%
30-54
30-54
33%
13-29
13-29
5%
0-12
0-12
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