Despina is a girl's name of Greek origin. Its meaning is not recorded in the standard references we check — we would rather tell you that plainly than guess. In 2024 it was given to 16 girls in the United States.
Despina belongs to the Greek tradition. Its roots are documented, even though its precise meaning is not recorded in the standard references — an honest gap we prefer to a confident guess.
In the United States, Despina first appears in Social Security records in 1914. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #1964 in 1931, and in 2024 16 babies received the name — 1,517 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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The meaning of Despina is not recorded in the standard references we check. Rather than repeat an unsourced claim, we leave it open — its Greek origin is documented, but its exact meaning is not.
Despina is a girl name. In 2024, 16 babies received the name in the US.
Despina comes from the Greek tradition.
Despina first appears in US records in 1914. Its best-ever ranking was #1964 in 1931, and 16 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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