female NAME · CURRENTLY #735

Persephone

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“Name of the Greek goddess of the underworld; the name’s original etymology is uncertain.”

Name from Greek mythology, associated with the queen of the underworld.

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SSA POPULARITY HISTORY

How Persephone has traveled through time

71965 91970 81975 91980 61985 131990 161995 202000 472005 1112010 1782015 3332020 3722025
LATEST YEAR2025372 births
PEAK RANK#683in 2022
CURRENT USAGE100% F0% M

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. SSA excludes names with fewer than five occurrences in a geographic area.

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