Total births
195
Girls' name · since 1993
Persephanie
195 babies named Persephanie in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16040
- among girls today
- 195
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 10%
- more common than other girls
195 babies have been named Persephanie since 1993, making it today's #16040 girls' name.
Persephanie has 195 recorded births among girls since 1993, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #16040 as of the latest data, more common than 10% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2025.
- #16040 among girls today
- 195 born since 1993
- 2010s peak decade
- 10% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Persephanie is currently the #16040 girls' name in America, more common than 10% of girls - 195 born since 1993, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16040
- among girls today
- 195
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 10%
- more common than other girls
Persephanie vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#16040
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 10% of names given to girls today.
2010s
Peak decade
54% of everyone ever named Persephanie was born in this single decade.
2014
Single peak year
13 babies were named Persephanie in 2014 - its busiest year on record.
How Persephanie compares
195 36th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Persephanie's all-time total is 49% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Persephanie | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 195 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 48 | 19,840 |
Persephanie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Persephanie's full recorded timeline at 2014, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2000, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Persephanie at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2014
Current rank
#16,040
Active since
1993
Persephanie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Persephanie by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Persephanie's strongest decade.
105 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Persephanie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
- 2000s
2000s
42 births
- 2010s
2010s
105 births
- 2020s 41
2020s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 105 births (54% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Persephanie? ▼
Since 1993, Social Security records show 195 babies named Persephanie. Today it holds rank #16040 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2014, with 13 births.
When was Persephanie most popular? ▼
Persephanie was most popular in the 2010s decade with 105 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
How long has the name Persephanie been used? ▼
Persephanie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 33 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Persephanie? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Perla, Persephone, Perry, Peri, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Persephanie's data
- Persephanie's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (105 total births) through the 2020s (41) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Persephanie
Nearby Names Like Persephanie
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Persephanie
Perla Girl
#1307 20,806 births
Persephone Girl
#736 4,960 births
Perry Girl
#1913 3,691 births
Peri Girl
#5327 2,465 births
Perri Girl
#3653 2,448 births
Compare Persephanie side by side: Persephanie vs Perla Persephanie vs Persephone Persephanie vs Perry
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1993–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Persephanie: #16040 Girls' Name - 195 Births, Peak 2014." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/persephanie. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Persephanie draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.