Despina — #6927 US girls' name

What the Data Says About Despina

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,517 babies named Despina between 1914 and 2024, spanning 111 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Despina currently holds the #6927 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 36 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Despina performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 242 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Despina shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 338 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and Massachusetts. In total, SSA state-level files list Despina in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Despina in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,517 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.