Persephone Girl
How popular is Persephone?
#734 girl name in 2025
372 baby girls were named Persephone in the US in 2025, making it the 734th most popular girl name.
4,927living people named Persephone (est.)
7median age of people named Persephone
4,960babies named Persephone since 1880
1 in 8,912US babies born in 2025
Persephone popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #734 for girls (▲ 1 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 372 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+109% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,329 in 2015, #818 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2022 (429 girls) |
| Highest rank | #681 in 2022 |
| First recorded | 1962 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.3% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Persephone is most popular
Babies named Persephone per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- New Mexico: 1.1 per 1,000 (26 girls)
- Alaska: 0.7 per 1,000 (6 girls)
- Oregon: 0.7 per 1,000 (43 girls)
- Oklahoma: 0.6 per 1,000 (45 girls)
- Idaho: 0.6 per 1,000 (19 girls)
Persephone by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38 | #5,288 |
| 1970s | 97 | #4,226 |
| 1980s | 71 | #5,830 |
| 1990s | 141 | #4,363 |
| 2000s | 465 | #2,244 |
| 2010s | 1,887 | #922 |
| 2020s | 2,261 | #681 |
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Questions
- Is Persephone a boy or girl name?
- Persephone is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Persephone were girls.
- How popular is the name Persephone?
- 372 baby girls were named Persephone in the US in 2025, making it the 734th most popular girl name.
- When was Persephone most popular?
- Persephone peaked in 2022, when 429 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #681 in 2022.
- How many people are named Persephone?
- 4,960 babies have been named Persephone in the US since 1880. We estimate about 4,927 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 7.
- Where is Persephone most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Persephone was most common in New Mexico, at 1.1 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.