Persephone
Persephone is ranked 737th among girls in 2024 (381 births). Its best rank was 685th, in 2022.
- Rank in 2024
- #737up 12 from 2023
- Births in 2024
- 3810.02% of girls
- Peak year
- 2022428 births
- Best rank
- #685in 2022
- Since 1962
- 4,583people given the name
The story in the numbers
4,583 girls have been named Persephone in the United States since 1962, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2022, with 428 births.
It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2022, within the last few years of data.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 2018, and the 2010s alone account for 41%. It has spent 6 of 145 years in the top 1,000.
Rank among girls, year by year
By decade
In 2022, its biggest year
Persephone was the 685th most given girl’s name that year. The top five girls’ names of 2022 were Olivia, Emma, Charlotte, Amelia and Sophia. See all of 2022.
Names that rose and fell with Persephone
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Alaiyahpeak 2021
- Lyrapeak 2021
- Maelynnpeak 2024
- Zyrapeak 2024
- Ailapeak 2021
- Ariellapeak 2020
- Esmepeak 2022
- Ellianapeak 2023
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.