Persephone is an Ancient Greek feminine name used in reference to Persephone, the Greek goddess of spring and the Greek underworld.
Popularity Usage of the name has increased in recent years. Parents might have been influenced by the popularity of names associated with the natural world or by other long, similar sounding Greek names such as Penelope. Names from Greek mythology and names with positive associations also gained popularity for babies born during the COVID-19 pandemic. It has been among the one thousand most popular names for newborn girls in the United States since 2019.
Notable people Persephone (wrestler), Mexican-American professional wrestler Persephone Borrow, English immunologist Persephone Swales-Dawson (born 1997), British television actress
Fictional characters Persephone (The Matrix), a character in the Matrix film trilogy Persephone or Rachel Blake, a character in The Lost Experience Persephone, a character in Jeff Noon's novel Pollen Persephone, a character in Stripperella Persephone, the Goddess of Life in the computer game Sacrifice Persephone, a character in Herc's Adventures Persephone "Sephy" Hadley, main character in the Noughts & Crosses series of novels by Malorie Blackman Persephone, an Amazon in the 2009 Wonder Woman film Persephone, the daughter of Admiral Lockwood, and object of Commander Kydd's affections, in the book The Admiral's Daughter Persephone, a Fairy character who sells upgrades in the Activision computer game Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure Persephone "Persie" Towyn, sister of Lady Agnes Holland in the BBC TV Series Upstairs Downstairs Persephone, a nickname of Eo of Lykos from Red Rising by Pierce Brown Persephone, a character in the 2023 The Simpsons episode "Thirst Trap: A Corporate Love Story" Persephone 'Percy' Fraser, a main character in the Carley Fortune novel + Prime TV Series Every Year After
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