Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Persephonie is a variant of Persephone. An origin associated with Persephone is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2006. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Persephonie is a variant of Persephone. The history of Persephone gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Persephone is associated with the daughter of Demeter and Zeus.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Persephonie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 118
- 0 boys · 118 girls
- Most popular year
- 2013
- 14 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #16,679 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −52%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 16,679 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 14 in 2013.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Persephonie’s family of names
Persephonie has a related form in Persephone.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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