Girls' name · since 1921
Philomenia
15 babies named Philomenia in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #50,093 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 15
- born since 1921
- 1920s
- peak decade
Philomenia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 15 have been recorded since 1921.
Philomenia has 15 recorded births among girls since 1921, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls 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 1921 to 1927.
- #50,093 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 15 born since 1921
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Philomenia ranks #50,093 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 15 born since 1921, peaking in the 1920s.
- #50,093 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 15
- born since 1921
- 1920s
- peak decade
Philomenia's 15 recorded births place it above 30.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
Philomenia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Philomenia splits its recorded history at 1927: 33% of all births land in the more recent half, 67% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1927 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1921 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Philomenia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1927
- Peak year (1921)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Philomenia by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (15 births, 100% of the file).
1920s was Philomenia's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Philomenia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 15 births (100% of all-time use).
Philomenia by state
Where Philomenia concentrates geographically, total births since 1921
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 33.3% |
5 of 15 births nationwide.
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- Pennsylvania records the most Philomenias (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania 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 Philomenia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~6 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, 1921–1927 (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 Philomenia 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.