Girls' name · since 1885
Filomena
Filomena has 5,550 recorded births since 1885 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1923 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,397 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,461 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,550
- born since 1885
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Filomena is the #4461 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 5,550 recorded since 1885.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Filomena has been recorded 5,550 times among girls since 1885, currently ranked #4461 nationally and more common than 74% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1885 to 2025.
- #2,397 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,461 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,550 born since 1885
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Filomena ranks #2,397 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,461 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,550 born since 1885, peaking in the 1920s.
- #2,397 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,461 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,550
- born since 1885
- 1920s
- peak decade
Filomena's 5,550 recorded births place it above 96.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Filomena compares
5,550 Top 13% higher than 87% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Filomena's all-time total is 15x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Filomena | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,550 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 207 | 21 | 19,840 |
Filomena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Filomena's SSA record in two at 1955 and the more recent half accounts for 23% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 77%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1885, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1923 peak of 207, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Filomena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1885–2025
- Peak year (1923)
- 207
- Annual births at peak, across 141 years of records
Filomena by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (1,577 births, 28% of the file).
1920s was Filomena's strongest decade.
1,577 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Filomena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 28
1880s
28 births
- 1890s 127
1890s
127 births
- 1900s 433
1900s
433 births
- 1910s
1910s
1,231 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,577 births
- 1930s 531
1930s
531 births
- 1940s 222
1940s
222 births
- 1950s 224
1950s
224 births
- 1960s 305
1960s
305 births
- 1970s 240
1970s
240 births
- 1980s 112
1980s
112 births
- 1990s 58
1990s
58 births
- 2000s 87
2000s
87 births
- 2010s 188
2010s
188 births
- 2020s 187
2020s
187 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 1,577 births (28% of all-time use).
How Filomena compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Filomena's total volume
Filomena by state
Where Filomena concentrates geographically, total births since 1885
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 1,936 | 34.9% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 527 | 9.5% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 258 | 4.6% |
| #4 | Rhode Island | | 202 | 3.6% |
| #5 | Massachusetts | | 182 | 3.3% |
| #6 | Connecticut | | 153 | 2.8% |
| #7 | Texas | | 61 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 23 | 0.4% |
1,936 of 5,550 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Filomena appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Filomena's data
- Filomena's decade-level peak was the 1920s (1,577 total births); usage has since declined to 187 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Filomenas (1,936 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Filomena
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Filomena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~140 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, 1885–2025 (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 Filomena 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.