Despina
Despina was the 15508th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1931, when it ranked 1964th; the most babies were born in 1976 (36). Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,369 places. More babies were named Despina in the 1970s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #15,508 girls, down 6,407 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 5girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 197636 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,523babies recorded
Despina popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #15,508 | 5 |
| 2020 | #9,101 | 11 |
| 2010 | #11,506 | 9 |
| 2000 | #11,007 | 8 |
| 1990 | #8,041 | 10 |
| 1980 | #3,145 | 27 |
| 1970 | #3,238 | 20 |
| 1960 | #2,923 | 18 |
| 1950 | #4,415 | 7 |
| 1940 | #3,279 | 8 |
| 1930 | #2,221 | 15 |
| 1920 | #2,621 | 13 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Despina, counting every spelling?
Despina has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Despina?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Despina (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Despina born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Despina.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Despina?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Despina are alive today, with a median age of 43; half are between 24 and 56. That makes Despina mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Despina by state
How common Despina was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Despina
How popular is the name Despina?
Despina was the 15508th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1931, when it ranked 1964th; the most babies were born in 1976 (36). Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,369 places. More babies were named Despina in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Despina a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Despina in the US.
Where is Despina most popular?
In 2021–2025, Despina was most common in New York (0.03 per 1,000 girls).