Persephone

Meaning: Uncertain; possibly thresher of grain or bringer of light
Origin: Greek — From Persephone, the goddess of the underworld

Girl's name · #735 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Persephone is climbing: on the charts since 1962, it is ranked #735 in 2025, with about 370 girls given the name last year. Roughly 5,000 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 35 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#520 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,577 in Canada (2025) · #749 in Scotland (2023) · #19,805 in Italy (2023) · #8,610 in Ecuador (1999).

Famous Persephones

Persephone Swales-Dawson — British actress (active 2014– ) (born 1997)
Persephone Borrow — Viral immunologist
Persephonē Papadopoulou — Cypriot feminist and educator (1889–1948)

In stories & tradition

Persephone — Greek goddess of spring and the queen of the underworld
Persephone I — Dropkick on My Devil! (manga)
Persephone Odair — The Simpsons (TV series)

Similar names: Calliope · Simone · Andie · Selene · Maisy · Katalina

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