Portland comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Land near the port.
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How popular is Portland?
1964peak year
The name Portland reached its peak in 1964, with 13 registrations (ranked #3835). It had only entered records 6 years earlier, in 1958. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #13373) today, averaging about 16 new babies per year. Portland's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 257 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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