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Porfiria
How to Pronounce Porfiria
Pronounced por-FEER-ee-ah /pɔːrˈfɪr.i.ə/Medium
Meaning: Porfiria is the Spanish feminine of Porfirio, from the Greek porphyra, 'purple,' the costly dye of emperors; the name honors early saints such as Saint Porphyrius.Medium
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Porfiria is the feminine of Porfirio, both from the Greek porphyra, 'purple.' The name carried early-Christian weight through Saint Porphyrius and remained a heritage choice among Spanish-speaking families.
In United States records it was always rare, given to only about twenty girls a year around 1921 and fading thereafter. A woman named Porfiria then would be elderly today; the name reads as a dignified, old-world heritage name.
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What does the name Porfiria mean?
It is a Spanish feminine of Porfirio, from the Greek porphyra, meaning 'purple.'
How do you pronounce Porfiria?
It is said por-FEER-ee-ah /pɔːrˈfɪr.i.ə/, four syllables with the stress on the second.
Is Porfiria a boy or girl name?
Porfiria is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Porfiria?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the early nineteen-twenties.