Recorded 1923–2006 Boys' name Peak 1935 244 births

Filimon — boys' name

244 babies named Filimon in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 1935. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s441930s491940s251950s131960s51970s221980s341990s372000s15
1930s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Filimon was born in this single decade.

1935
Single peak year

11 babies were named Filimon in 1935 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Filimon

The Social Security Administration has registered 244 babies named Filimon between 1923 and 2006, spanning 84 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Filimon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1935, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Filimon performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 49 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Filimon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Mexico, which accounts for 19 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Filimon in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Filimon in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 244 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Filimon at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

244

Since 1923

84 years of records

Peak year

1935

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1923

Recorded for 84 years

Last year on file: 2006

Filimon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1923

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1935)
11
Annual births at peak — across 84 years of records
4681012 200619921983197419481936193019251923 5

Filimon by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
49 births that decade — 20% of Filimon's all-time total
1920s441930s491940s251950s131960s51970s221980s341990s372000s15

Filimon by state

Where Filimon concentrates geographically — total births since 1923

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Filimon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Mexico
19 7.8%
#2 California
5 2.0%
#3 Texas
5 2.0%
New Mexico share of Filimon's total US births 7.8%
Even split

19 of 244 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Filimon?
244 babies have been named Filimon since 1923. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1935 with 11 births.
When was Filimon most popular?
Filimon was most popular in the 1930s decade with 49 total births. The single peak year was 1935.
Where is Filimon most popular?
The top states for the name Filimon are New Mexico (19 births), California (5 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Filimon been used?
Filimon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1923, spanning 84 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Filimon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Filiberto, Filip, Filippo, Filemon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1923–2006 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.