Persephone
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning bringer of destruction; goddess of the underworld.
How Persephone has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2019 | #925 |
| 2020 | #818 |
| 2021 | #777 |
| 2022 | #689 |
| 2023 | #745 |
| 2024 | #737 |
| 2025 | #735 |
Persephone by the numbers
In 2025, 77 babies in England and Wales were named Persephone. In the US, 222 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Persephone. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Persephonievariant of Persephone; bringer of destruction5 in the US (2017)
- Persephaniebringer of death; a modern form of persephone10 in the US (2017)
- Persephanybringer of death; form of persephone7 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean God
Like Persephone, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Isabellapledged to God15,112 in the US (2017)
- Elizabethmy God is an oath8,924 in the US (2017)
- Angelmessenger of God6,157 in the US (2017)
- Auroradawn; Roman goddess of sunrise1,030 in England and Wales (2025)
- SamanthaGod has heard; feminine form of Samuel4,308 in the US (2017)
- Micahwho is like God3,924 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Persephone
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