Persephone
Persephone is an Ancient Greek feminine name used in reference to Persephone, the Greek goddess of spring and the Greek underworld.
Meaning & Origin of Persephone
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Persephone is an Ancient Greek feminine name used in reference to Persephone, the Greek goddess of spring and the Greek underworld.
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The Story of Persephone
Persephone first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1962, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 428 Persephones were born — ranking #682 that year. As of 2026, Persephone ranks #706 for baby girls with 403 births, rising sharply (+37% over the past five years). In total, more than 5K Persephones have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Notable people named Persephone
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- Persephone (wrestler) , Mexican-American professional wrestler
- Persephone Borrow , English immunologist
- Persephone Swales-Dawson (born 1997), British television actress
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Names that sound like Persephone
Phonetically similar names — useful when Persephone is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Prophane
- Profin
- Profane
- Profen
- Person
- Persson
- Personne
- Persen
- Persan
- Pursuing
- Perceiving
- Payphone
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About the name Persephone
Persephone is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1962 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Persephone's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #682. Use the chart and map above to compare Persephone's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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