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Girl name

Philomene

100% girls · last recorded 1960

Philomene has been given to about 544 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1915, which makes it a Edwardian name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 68
Median age today92 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Philomene per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1915 · 22
  • Born in 20250
  • All time544

How popular is Philomene?

Its best year was 1915, when 22 babies were given the name, ranking 1609th. The typical living American called Philomene is about 92 years old today.

Names that sound like Philomene

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Philomena0.77
  2. Florene0.74
  3. Filomena0.73
  4. Imogene0.70
  5. Lorene0.67
  6. Ilene0.67
  7. Vivienne0.62
  8. Florine0.61

Middle names for Philomene

Ranked by flow score
  1. Philomene Rose0.85
  2. Philomene Marie0.85
  3. Philomene Grace0.85
  4. Philomene Louise0.85
  5. Philomene Claire0.84
  6. Philomene Mae0.84

Sibling names for Philomene

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Goldiesister · 0.74
  2. Lottiesister · 0.74
  3. Luellasister · 0.73
  4. Cleoeither · 0.69
  5. Forestbrother · 0.60
  6. Ambrosebrother · 0.59

Where Philomene is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Philomene White0.80
    2. Philomene Nguyen0.80
    3. Philomene Moore0.80
    4. Philomene Hill0.80
    5. Philomene Hall0.80
    6. Philomene Brown0.80

    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 Philomene

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. France1900–2025

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