Filomena
Filomena was the 4485th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 31 babies. Its best year was 1907, when it ranked 427th; the most babies were born in 1923 (207). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,408 places. More babies were named Filomena in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,485 girls, up 449 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 31girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1923207 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,550babies recorded
Filomena popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,485 | 31 |
| 2020 | #4,934 | 26 |
| 2010 | #12,686 | 8 |
| 2000 | #10,165 | 9 |
| 1990 | #10,571 | 7 |
| 1980 | #5,326 | 13 |
| 1970 | #2,466 | 30 |
| 1960 | #2,210 | 28 |
| 1950 | #2,281 | 19 |
| 1940 | #1,385 | 30 |
| 1930 | #739 | 90 |
| 1920 | #534 | 176 |
| 1910 | #487 | 70 |
| 1900 | #734 | 25 |
| 1890 | #1,034 | 8 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Filomena, counting every spelling?
Filomena is a spelling of Philomena, a name family that ranked #1,450 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #4,485 for Filomena on its own. Together these spellings went to 132 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philomena | 101 | #1,920 | 452 |
| Filomena | 31 | #4,485 | 161 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Filomena?
31 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Filomena (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Filomena 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 270 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Filomena.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Filomena?
About 1,500 people born in the US named Filomena are alive today, with a median age of 53; half are between 17 and 68. That makes Filomena mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Filomena by state
How common Filomena was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (3.8×). In 47 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Filomena: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Filomena, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Filomena
How popular is the name Filomena?
Filomena was the 4485th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 31 babies. Its best year was 1907, when it ranked 427th; the most babies were born in 1923 (207). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,408 places. More babies were named Filomena in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Filomena a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Filomena in the US.
Where is Filomena most popular?
In 2021–2025, Filomena was most common in New York (0.08 per 1,000 girls), followed by New Jersey and Ohio.