Boys' name · since 1923
Filimon
Since 1923, U.S. Social Security records show 244 babies named Filimon, peaking in 1935. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,817 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 244
- born since 1923
- 1930s
- peak decade
Filimon is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 244 have been recorded since 1923.
Filimon has 244 recorded births among boys since 1923, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1923 to 2006.
- #11,817 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 244 born since 1923
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Filimon ranks #11,817 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 244 born since 1923, peaking in the 1930s.
- #11,817 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 244
- born since 1923
- 1930s
- peak decade
Filimon's 244 recorded births place it above 73.98% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New Mexico.
Filimon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Filimon's full recorded timeline at 1958, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1923, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1935 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Filimon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–2006
- Peak year (1935)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 84 years of records
Filimon by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (49 births, 20% of the file).
1930s was Filimon's strongest decade.
49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Filimon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
44 births
- 1930s
1930s
49 births
- 1940s
1940s
25 births
- 1950s 13
1950s
13 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
22 births
- 1980s
1980s
34 births
- 1990s
1990s
37 births
- 2000s 15
2000s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 49 births (20% of all-time use).
Filimon by state
Where Filimon concentrates geographically, total births since 1923
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Mexico | | 19 | 7.8% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 2.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 2.0% |
19 of 244 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Filimon's data
- Filimon's decade-level peak was the 1930s (49 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New Mexico records the most Filimons (19 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Mexico names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Filimon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1935)
Similar record span (~83 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1923–2006 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Filimon draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.