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Philomena

/fɪləˈminə/ · 100% girls · 101 born in 2025

Philomena has been given to about 9,951 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1922, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables4
Pronunciation/fɪləˈminə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 3,683
Median age today63 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Philomena per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1922 · 308
  • Born in 2025101
  • All time9,951
  • England & Wales, 20259

How popular is Philomena?

Its best year was 1922, when 308 babies were given the name, ranking 371st. The typical living American called Philomena is about 63 years old today. It is relatively most common in Ohio, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Philomena

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Filomena0.96
  2. Lorena0.67
  3. Jimena0.67
  4. Milena0.67
  5. Fiona0.65
  6. Violeta0.62
  7. Vienna0.62
  8. Ximena0.60

Middle names for Philomena

Ranked by flow score
  1. Philomena Noelle0.79
  2. Philomena Belle0.79
  3. Philomena Rose0.77
  4. Philomena Louise0.77
  5. Philomena June0.76
  6. Philomena Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Philomena

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Ilasister · 0.93
  2. Luellasister · 0.92
  3. Cleoeither · 0.91
  4. Lettiesister · 0.91
  5. Forestbrother · 0.88
  6. Ambrosebrother · 0.87

Where Philomena is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Ohio0.01%
  2. Virginia0.01%
  3. Pennsylvania0.01%
  4. Texas0.00%
  5. New York0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Philomena White0.72
  2. Philomena Reyes0.72
  3. Philomena Nguyen0.72
  4. Philomena Moore0.72
  5. Philomena Lee0.72
  6. Philomena Hill0.72

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 Philomena

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Philomena across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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.