Recorded 1910–1963 Boys' name Peak 1921 268 births

Filmore — boys' name

268 babies named Filmore in U.S. Social Security records since 1910, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s691920s1011930s461940s361950s111960s5
1920s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Filmore was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

17 babies were named Filmore in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Filmore

The Social Security Administration has registered 268 babies named Filmore between 1910 and 1963, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Filmore currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1963. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Filmore performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 101 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Filmore shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Filmore 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 268 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.

Filmore at a glance

Last recorded 1963

Total births

268

Since 1910

54 years of records

Peak year

1921

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1963

Active since

1910

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 1963

Filmore popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1910

Last recorded 1963
Peak year (1921)
17
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
05101520 196319471938193219271923191919151910 5

Filmore by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
101 births that decade — 38% of Filmore's all-time total
1910s691920s1011930s461940s361950s111960s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Filmore?
268 babies have been named Filmore since 1910. It was last recorded in 1963. The peak year was 1921 with 17 births.
When was Filmore most popular?
Filmore was most popular in the 1920s decade with 101 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
How long has the name Filmore been used?
Filmore has been recorded in Social Security data since 1910, spanning 54 years of data through 1963.
What names are similar to Filmore?
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, 1910–1963 (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.