Philomena
Philomena was the 1920th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 101 babies. Its best year was 1915, when it ranked 355th; the most babies were born in 1922 (308). Over the last ten years it has moved up 452 places. More babies were named Philomena in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,920 girls, up 211 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 101girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1922308 babies
- Total since 1880
- 9,951babies recorded
Philomena popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,920 | 101 |
| 2020 | #2,131 | 86 |
| 2010 | #4,708 | 31 |
| 2000 | #6,410 | 17 |
| 1990 | #14,593 | 5 |
| 1980 | #8,795 | 7 |
| 1970 | #3,280 | 20 |
| 1960 | #1,743 | 43 |
| 1950 | #1,209 | 59 |
| 1940 | #891 | 65 |
| 1930 | #502 | 178 |
| 1920 | #404 | 270 |
| 1910 | #444 | 81 |
| 1900 | #566 | 38 |
| 1890 | #577 | 21 |
| 1880 | #572 | 10 |
How popular is Philomena, counting every spelling?
Philomena is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,450 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,920 for Philomena 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 Philomena?
101 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Philomena (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Philomena 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 83 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Philomena.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Philomena?
About 2,900 people born in the US named Philomena are alive today, with a median age of 28; half are between 9 and 72. That makes Philomena mostly worn by children and young adults. 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.
Philomena by state
How common Philomena was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Pennsylvania (2.0×), Ohio (1.7×). In 36 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 Philomena: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Philomena, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Philomena
How popular is the name Philomena?
Philomena was the 1920th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 101 babies. Its best year was 1915, when it ranked 355th; the most babies were born in 1922 (308). Over the last ten years it has moved up 452 places. More babies were named Philomena in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Philomena a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Philomena in the US.
Where is Philomena most popular?
In 2021–2025, Philomena was most common in Kansas (0.19 per 1,000 girls), followed by Pennsylvania and Ohio.