How Many People Are Named Persephone?
people named Persephone are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 69,496 people in the US has this name
Based on 4,960 babies named Persephone in Social Security records from 1962 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
ππ Very Rare
Peak Year
429 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Meaning unknown, probably of Pre-Greek origin, but perhaps related to Greek ΟΞ΅ΟΞΈΟ (pertho) "to destroy" and ΟΞΏΞ½Ξ· (phone) "murder". In Greek myth she was the daughter of Demeter and Zeus. She was abducted to the underworld by Hades, but was eventually allowed to return to the surface for part of the year. The result of her comings and goings is the changing of the seasons.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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β§ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Persephone in the records were girls.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Persephone alive today is about 9 years old, and 95% are under 30. Half of them were between 3 and 12 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Persephone first appears in the records in 1962 and was given most often in 2022, to 429 babies. In 2025, 372 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1962 to 2025
π Rank History
Persephone has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #683, in 2022. In 2025 it ranked #735.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #735 |
| Best rank | #683 (2022) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #750 in the 2020s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Persephone alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Persephone were born in California than in any other state: about 486 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Persephone was given 2.7 times as often in Oregon, 1.8 times in Oklahoma and 1.8 times in Washington.
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