Recorded 2013–2014 Girls' name Peak 2014 12 births

Persephony — girls' name

12 babies named Persephony in U.S. Social Security records since 2013, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s12
2010s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Persephony was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

7 babies were named Persephony in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Persephony

The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Persephony between 2013 and 2014, spanning 2 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Persephony currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Persephony performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Persephony 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 12 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.

Persephony at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

12

Since 2013

2 years of records

Peak year

2014

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

2013

Recorded for 2 years

Last year on file: 2014

Persephony popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–2013

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (2014)
7
Annual births at peak — across 2 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20142013 5

Persephony by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
12 births that decade — 100% of Persephony's all-time total
2010s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Persephony?
12 babies have been named Persephony since 2013. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 2014 with 7 births.
When was Persephony most popular?
Persephony was most popular in the 2010s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
How long has the name Persephony been used?
Persephony has been recorded in Social Security data since 2013, spanning 2 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Persephony?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2013–2014 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.