Persephone

Popularity Trends

The name Persephone is the #4,227 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 4,201 recorded births since 1962. This represents the 45.4% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 45.4% of all names). For girls, it ranks #2,652 (53.6% percentile) for all time with 4,201 births since 1962.

Persephone first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1962 (first recorded for girls in 1962). Birth data for Persephone is available in 58 out of the 62 years between 1962 and 2023. The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

For girls, Persephone reached its peak popularity in 2022, achieving the 41.7% percentile (ranked #559) with 238 births per million. The name was most common in 2022, with 238 births per million (ranked 41.7% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 1989, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Persephone ranks #597 for girls (37.0% percentile) with 215 births per million, which is 90.3% of its peak share of births.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Persephone".

1962 2023 19622023

Key Statistics

Total Births

4,201

Peak Births

427

Peak Year

2022

First Recorded

1962

Peak Percentile

41.7%

Current Percentile

37.0%

Peak Rank

#559

Current Rank

#597

Female statistics

Names That Sound Similar

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Names with Similar Spellings

These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Persephone", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. These names exclude other spelling variations of this name. View all variations of Persephone.

Names with Correlated Trends

These 12 names have popularity trends that correlate most strongly with the name Persephone's popularity from 1959 to 2023 on a gender-neutral basis. Names may rise and fall in popularity for a variety of reasons, but correlations often reflect either changes in naming fashion or demographic shifts.

The correlation calculations in the table below ignore absolute popularity to show you names that move in similar directions as the name Persephone at the same time. They also correct for changes in the overall birth rate over time. The 0-100% trend values are calculated by dividing each name's gender-neutral births per million by the peak births per million for that name.

The 12 names most strongly correlated to Persephone range from Maelynn at 99.3% correlation to Leylani at 99.1% correlation, with an average correlation level of 99.2%. The most popular of these 12 most correlated names is Elliana with 23.9K births (100% girls) and the least popular is Kalayah with 1.2K births (100% girls).

Persephone's share of births peaked at 238.1 births per million for girls in 2022. It reached its lowest point of 2.8 births per million (1% of peak) in 1983. In 2023, the most recent period with data, the name Persephone had 215 births per million, 90% of its peak popularity.

This chart shows how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak (100%).

Maelynn

2,416

99.34% (very strong)

Esme

8,975

99.32% (very strong)

Demir

1,180

99.30% (very strong)

Liyana

1,301

99.30% (very strong)

Kalayah

1,171

99.20% (very strong)

Laylani

2,539

99.19% (very strong)

Ranger

1,293

99.17% (very strong)

Lux

2,717

99.17% (very strong)

Zayan

1,865

99.15% (very strong)

Elliana

23.9k

99.14% (very strong)

Zuri

15.5k

99.12% (very strong)

Leylani

2,131

99.07% (very strong)

About this table: Correlation values are shown as percentages from 0% to 100%, with each value accompanied by its strength (very weak to very strong). Higher percentages and stronger correlations indicate names that rise and fall together more closely in popularity. The strength labels are color-coded from gray (very weak) to green (very strong). The Trend column visualizes how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak. Absolute correlation values are shown for simplicity (all correlations here are positive). The Total Births column is color-coded by gender distribution - blue shades for predominantly male names and red shades for predominantly female names, with purple hues indicating a more balanced gender distribution.

How to Pronounce Persephone

Our model has identified 2 different pronunciations for the name Persephone. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 89.5% confident that Persephone is pronounced as per-SEH-fuh-nee, which has 4 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is per-SUH-fuh-nee, at 10.5% confidence, with 4 syllables.

per-SEH-fuh-nee

89.5%

per-SUH-fuh-nee

10.5%

per-SEH-fuh-nee (4 syllables)

89.5% confidence

P ER0 S EH1 F AH0 N IY0

per-SUH-fuh-nee (4 syllables)

10.5% confidence

P ER0 S AH1 F AH0 N IY0

Possible Additional Pronunciations

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About Pronunciation Data

Our confidence scores estimate the likelihood that a particular pronunciation is the most correct for a given name spelling. These scores are derived from pronunciation dictionaries, manual verification, your feedback, and a fine-tuned large language model trained to generate name pronunciations.

For any given spelling, confidence scores across all identified pronunciations sum to 100%. However, these scores don't account for the possibility of valid pronunciations that our model hasn't identified.

The raw pronunciations shown (like P ER0 S EH1 F AH0 N IY0) use the ARPAbet phoneme system, a standardized way to represent English speech sounds. Each symbol represents a distinct sound in American English. Visit the ARPAbet Wikipedia page to learn more about these phonetic symbols.

Pronunciation audio is generated by an open source text to speech model that has been customized to adhere to pronunciations provided in ARPAbet format, but sometimes pronunciations that differ subtly will sound identical, particularly if the only difference is the level of emphasis on a syllable or a single vowel sound.

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