The first name Persephone
A girl’s name from Greek.
Pronounced /pɚˈsɛfəniː/ 3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Greek origin
From Ancient Greek Περσεφόνη (Persephónē).
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 77 girls were named Persephone, making it the 520th most popular girls’ name.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Persephone with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Persephone at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 372 girls born in the United States were named Persephone, the 735th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2022, when 429 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Persephone in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Spelled Persephone in Dutch, German, Norwegian and Turkish too.
Nicknames and spellings
Other spellings and forms
More Greek girls’ names
Questions
- What does the name Persephone mean?
- From Ancient Greek Περσεφόνη (Persephónē).
- What is the origin of the name Persephone?
- From Ancient Greek Περσεφόνη (Persephónē).
- How popular is the name Persephone?
- In 2025, 77 girls born in England and Wales were named Persephone, ranking 520th.
- Is Persephone a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 4,960 US babies named Persephone since 1880 were girls.
- When was Persephone most popular?
- 2022 in the United States, when 429 babies were named Persephone, its highest rank at 683rd.
- How do you pronounce Persephone?
- Persephone is /pɚˈsɛfəniː/, 3 syllables.
- What are other spellings of Persephone?
- Persephonë.