How Many People Are Named Persephone?
An estimated 4,528 people in the United States have the first name Persephone. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 11 years old, and Persephone peaked in popularity in 2022 with 428 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Persephone as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Persephone paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Persephone is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 11, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
4,528
About 1 in 75,697 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
11
years old
Peak Year
2022
428 births
Total Registered
4,583
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Persephone
Persephone is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,583 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Persephone as a female name
Ranked #737 in 2024
381 female births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (428 births)
Persephone: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Persephone span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,887 babies were registered. Persephone remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Persephone by Decade
How has Persephone tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Persephone by State
Birth registrations for Persephone span all 36 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Connecticut, Louisiana, South Carolina. On average, about 86 Persephones were registered per state.
Persephone + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Persephone as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Persephone
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Persephone: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Persephone?
We estimate approximately 4,528 people named Persephone are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 75,697 Americans share this first name.
Is Persephone a common name?
Persephone is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,583 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Persephone most popular?
Persephone reached peak popularity in 2022, when 428 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Persephone is approximately 11 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Persephone a female name?
Persephone is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Persephone Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Persephone Smith, Persephone Johnson, Persephone Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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