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girls' name ★ peaked 1923

Filomena

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #4,485 Trend ↑ Rising 49%

From Latin Filumena, ultimately from Ancient Greek Φιλομήνη (Philomḗnē).

Rank 2025
#4,485
among girls · ↑112 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
31
named Filomena · +3% vs 2024
How common
1 in 51,847
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1923
207 babies
All-time total
5,550
#2,397 all-time among girls
First recorded
1885
in Social Security records

Filomena popularity over time

5,550 babies have been named Filomena since 1885, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1907Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s 28 3 – #856
1890s 127 13 +354% #571
1900s 433 43 +241% #427
1910s 1,231 123 +184% #487
1920s 1,577 158 +28% #480
1930s 531 53 -66% #739
1940s 222 22 -58% #1,385
1950s 224 22 +1% #1,818
1960s 305 31 +36% #2,019
1970s 240 24 -21% #2,439
1980s 112 11 -53% #4,802
1990s 58 6 -48% #6,777
2000s 87 9 +50% #9,050
2010s 188 19 +116% #4,955
2020s (to 2025) 187 31 +66% #4,005

Where Filomena is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 33 0.02 outside top 500
2027 35 0.02 outside top 500
2028 37 0.02 outside top 500
2029 39 0.02 outside top 500
2030 40 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Filomena

Filomena is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,485 in 2025 with 31 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1885, 5,550 American babies have been named Filomena. Its peak came in 1923, when 207 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1920s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Filomena stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Filomena?

The median living Filomena is about 54 years old; half are between 19 and 70. An estimated 1,600 people named Filomena are alive in the United States today.

median 54 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Filomena year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 31 #4,485
2024 30 #4,597
2023 37 #4,005
2022 34 #4,236
2021 29 #4,658
2020 26 #4,934
2019 27 #4,955
2018 16 #7,211
2017 27 #4,965
2016 26 #5,186
2015 22 #5,893
2014 20 #6,282
2013 19 #6,556
2012 15 #7,962
2011 8 #12,554
2010 8 #12,686
2009 13 #9,065
2008 9 #11,919
2007 7 #14,409
2006 8 #12,774
2005 8 #12,196
2004 9 #10,987
2003 6 #14,454
2002 11 #9,050
2001 7 #12,487
2000 9 #10,165
1995 – –
1990 7 #10,571
1985 14 #5,149
1980 13 #5,326
1975 24 #2,992
1970 30 #2,466
1965 30 #2,166
1960 28 #2,210
1955 26 #2,129
1950 19 #2,281
1945 13 #2,506
1940 30 #1,385
1935 43 #1,061
1930 90 #739
1925 146 #600
1920 176 #534
1915 146 #519
1910 70 #487
1905 46 #500
1900 25 #734
1895 14 #874
1890 8 #1,034
1885 5 #1,097
1880 – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Filomena, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Filomena?

The median living Filomena is about 54 years old. Half of all living Filomenas are between 19 and 70 years old.

How many people named Filomena are alive today?

An estimated 1,600 people named Filomena are alive in the United States, based on 5,550 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Filomena mean?

From Latin Filumena, ultimately from Ancient Greek Φιλομήνη (Philomḗnē).

How popular is the name Filomena in 2025?

Filomena ranked #4,485 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 31 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Filomena?

5,550 babies have been named Filomena in the United States since 1885, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Filomena most popular?

Filomena peaked in 1923, when 207 newborns received the name.

Is Filomena a boy or girl name?

Filomena is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Filomena rising or falling?

Filomena is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Filomena become more popular?

Filomena is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 40 girls named Filomena in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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