Philemon — #9958 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Philemon

The Social Security Administration has registered 915 babies named Philemon between 1916 and 2024, spanning 109 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Philemon currently holds the #9958 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Philemon performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 142 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Philemon shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Philemon in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Philemon 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 915 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.