Despina Girl
How popular is Despina?
#14,938 girl name in 2025
5 baby girls were named Despina in the US in 2025, making it the 14938th most popular girl name.
1,188living people named Despina (est.)
43median age of people named Despina
1,523babies named Despina since 1880
1 in 663,069US babies born in 2025
Despina popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #14,938 for girls (▼ 8010 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 5 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-44% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #10,861 in 2015, #8,948 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1976 (36 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,940 in 1931 |
| First recorded | 1914 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Despina is most popular
Babies named Despina per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- New York: 0.0 per 1,000 (10 girls)
Despina by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 44 | #2,639 |
| 1920s | 136 | #2,025 |
| 1930s | 108 | #1,940 |
| 1940s | 69 | #2,827 |
| 1950s | 84 | #3,039 |
| 1960s | 178 | #2,307 |
| 1970s | 242 | #2,292 |
| 1980s | 196 | #2,974 |
| 1990s | 151 | #4,323 |
| 2000s | 136 | #6,386 |
| 2010s | 114 | #6,985 |
| 2020s | 65 | #6,928 |
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Questions
- Is Despina a boy or girl name?
- Despina is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Despina were girls.
- How popular is the name Despina?
- 5 baby girls were named Despina in the US in 2025, making it the 14938th most popular girl name.
- When was Despina most popular?
- Despina peaked in 1976, when 36 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,940 in 1931.
- How many people are named Despina?
- 1,523 babies have been named Despina in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,188 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 43.
- Where is Despina most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Despina was most common in New York, at 0.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.