Boys' name · since 1910

Filmore

Since 1910, U.S. Social Security records show 268 babies named Filmore, peaking in 1921. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#11,265 of 45,481
all-time among boys
268
born since 1910
1920s
peak decade

Filmore is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 268 have been recorded since 1910.

Filmore has 268 recorded births among boys since 1910, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1910 to 1963.

  • #11,265 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 268 born since 1910
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Filmore ranks #11,265 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 268 born since 1910, peaking in the 1920s.

#11,265 of 45,481
all-time among boys
268
born since 1910
1920s
peak decade
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Filmore's 268 recorded births place it above 75.21% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Filmore's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Filmore's full recorded timeline at 1929, 40% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 60% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1910, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1921 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Filmore popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1963
Peak year (1921)
17
Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
05101520 191019161920192419291933194119491963 5

Filmore by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (101 births, 38% of the file).

1920s was Filmore's strongest decade.

101 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.

Filmore births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 101 births (38% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Filmore? ▼
268 babies have been named Filmore since 1910. All-time, it sits at #11,265 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1963. The peak year was 1921 with 17 births.
Where does Filmore sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Filmore ranks #11,265 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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? ▼
Records for Filmore go back to 1910, giving 54 years of history 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.

What to do with Filmore's data

  • Filmore's decade-level peak was the 1920s (101 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Filmore

Nearby Names Like Filmore

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Filmore

Filiberto Boy
#8302 2,483 births
Filip Boy
#2956 2,384 births
Filippo Boy
#6844 709 births
Filemon Boy
514 births
Filbert Boy
452 births

Compare Filmore side by side: Filmore vs Filiberto Filmore vs Filip Filmore vs Filippo

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Filmore: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1910–1963 (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 Filmore 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.