Porfirio

Porfirio is a male given name: 100% of people named Porfirio are men, and it is recorded as male in 4 of the 4 countries covered.

MaleMedium

Male 100%Female 0%

Porfirio · Porfírio

Verdict: Male
Male / female split: 100% male / 0% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Portugal, Spain
Also spelled: Porfírio
US births since 1880: 3,435 male / 0 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Porfirio

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Porfirio," in English, "Guten Tag Porfirio," in German. Porfirio is a male given name: about 100% of people named Porfirio are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Porfirio,

German

Guten Tag Porfirio,

French

Bonjour Porfirio,

Spanish

Estimado/a Porfirio:

Chinese

Porfirio您好：

Japanese

Porfirio様

English

Hi Porfirio,

German

Hi Porfirio,

French

Salut Porfirio,

Spanish

Hola Porfirio,

Chinese

Porfirio你好：

Japanese

Porfirioさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Porfirio by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	man's name	100%
Portugal	rare	man's name	98%
Spain	rare	man's name	98%
Italy	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

3,435 male · 0 female · 3,435 births recorded

Male 100%Female 0%

Since 1980: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Porfirio a male or female name?

Porfirio is a male given name: 100% of people named Porfirio are men, and it is recorded as male in 4 of the 4 countries covered.

How do I address Porfirio in an email?

Is Porfirio a unisex name?

Porfirio is not a unisex name: 100% of people named Porfirio are men. Porfirio leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Porfirio a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/porfirio (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_porfirio,
  title  = {Is Porfirio a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/porfirio},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}