Philomenia — girls' name

What the Data Says About Philomenia

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Philomenia between 1921 and 1927, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Philomenia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1927. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Philomenia performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Philomenia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Philomenia 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 15 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.