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Philemon

/fəˈleɪmən/ · 100% boys · 10 born in 2025

Philemon has been given to about 925 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2017, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/fəˈleɪmən/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 742
Median age today33 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Philemon per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2017 · 24
  • Born in 202510
  • All time925

How popular is Philemon?

Its best year was 2017, when 24 babies were given the name, ranking 4304th. The typical living American called Philemon is about 33 years old today.

Names that sound like Philemon

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Gideon0.66
  2. Simeon0.66
  3. Hilton0.64
  4. Leon0.61
  5. Milton0.61
  6. Simon0.61
  7. Dillon0.61
  8. Wilson0.61

Middle names for Philemon

Ranked by flow score
  1. Philemon Lee0.79
  2. Philemon Dean0.78
  3. Philemon Blake0.78
  4. Philemon Bryce0.78
  5. Philemon Wade0.78
  6. Philemon Quinn0.78

Sibling names for Philemon

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Aureliobrother · 0.82
  2. Marcelbrother · 0.81
  3. Santosbrother · 0.81
  4. Georginasister · 0.79
  5. Daliasister · 0.78
  6. Chanasister · 0.77

Where Philemon is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Philemon White0.74
    2. Philemon Reyes0.74
    3. Philemon Lee0.74
    4. Philemon Hill0.74
    5. Philemon Hall0.74
    6. Philemon Green0.74

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Philemon

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. France1900–2025
    4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.