Persephone
2 countries#734 in United States, 2025US
#734
in United States, 2025
SCOT
3
total births, Scotland
Total births recorded
4,963
Peak year (United States)
2022
Peak-year count
429
First recorded
1962
Popularity across 2 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Persephone was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
United StatesScotland
Country by country
United States
4,960 births recorded 1962–2025 · currently #734 · peaked in 2022 with 429 births
Most common in: California, Texas, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
3 births recorded 2023–2023 · peaked in 2023 with 3 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Persephone’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #2916 | — |
| 2007 | #2822 | ↑94 |
| 2008 | #2957 | ↓135 |
| 2009 | #2244 | ↑713 |
| 2010 | #1830 | ↑414 |
| 2011 | #1592 | ↑238 |
| 2012 | #1539 | ↑53 |
| 2013 | #1362 | ↑177 |
| 2014 | #1198 | ↑164 |
| 2015 | #1329 | ↓131 |
| 2016 | #1241 | ↑88 |
| 2017 | #1114 | ↑127 |
| 2018 | #1075 | ↑39 |
| 2019 | #922 | ↑153 |
| 2020 | #818 | ↑104 |
| 2021 | #775 | ↑43 |
| 2022 | #681 | ↑94 |
| 2023 | #745 | ↓64 |
| 2024 | #735 | ↑10 |
| 2025 | #734 | ↑1 |
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