Is Persephone a boy or girl name?
Persephone is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 381 girls and 0 boys were named Persephone, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 4,583 US babies named Persephone were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #737
- Babies named Persephone since 1962
- 4,583
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 428 babies
Boys and girls named Persephone, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 38 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 97 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 71 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 141 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 465 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,887 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,884 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 381 | #737 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 376 | #749 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 428 | #685 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 366 | #777 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 333 | #819 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 287 | #926 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 236 | #1,077 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 226 | #1,119 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 196 | #1,250 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 178 | #1,334 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 203 | #1,203 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 171 | #1,368 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 143 | #1,547 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 136 | #1,596 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,841 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 87 | #2,265 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,986 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 64 | #2,847 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,934 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,308 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,479 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,277 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,067 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,327 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 20 | #5,637 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 22 | #4,991 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 25 | #4,466 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 19 | #5,358 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 11 | #7,975 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,882 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 8 | #10,268 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 13 | #6,937 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 14 | #6,492 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 13 | #6,752 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 14 | #6,064 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 6 | #11,347 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,815 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 6 | #10,271 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 6 | #10,000 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 5 | #11,496 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,927 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,213 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,224 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,704 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,263 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,170 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 10 | #5,914 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 8 | #6,951 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,383 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 9 | #5,919 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 13 | #4,470 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 10 | #5,415 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 9 | #5,700 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,337 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,791 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,893 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,660 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,862 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,387 |
Highest rank
Persephone has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #685 in 2022. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Persephone
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.