How Many People Are Named Despina?
people named Despina are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 291,625 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,523 babies named Despina in Social Security records from 1914 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
36 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Variant transcription of DESPOINA, as well as the Macedonian form.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Related & Similar Names
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Despina in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Despina alive today is about 41 years old, and 50% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 23 and 56 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Despina first appears in the records in 1914 and was given most often in 1976, to 36 babies. In 2025, 5 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1914 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Despina has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #1,963, in 1931. In 2025 it ranked #15,503.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #15,503 |
| Best rank | #1,963 (1931) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #3,012 in the 1970s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Despina alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Despina were born in New York than in any other state: about 271 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Despina was given about 11.8 times as often in New York.
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