How Many People Are Named Filemon?
An estimated 364 people in the United States have the first name Filemon. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 45 years old, and Filemon peaked in popularity in 1928 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Filemon as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Filemon paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
364
About 1 in 941,633 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
45
years old
Peak Year
1928
13 births
Total Registered
514
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Filemon
Filemon is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 514 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Filemon as a male name
Ranked #12,959 in 2022
5 male births in 2022
Peak: 1928 (13 births)
Filemon: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Filemon span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 80 babies were registered. Filemon has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Filemon by Decade
How has Filemon tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Filemon by State
Birth registrations for Filemon span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, New Mexico. The lowest are in New Mexico, California, Texas. On average, about 26 Filemons were registered per state.
Filemon + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Filemon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Filemon
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Filemon: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Filemon?
We estimate approximately 364 people named Filemon are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 941,633 Americans share this first name.
Is Filemon a common name?
Filemon is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 514 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Filemon most popular?
Filemon reached peak popularity in 1928, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Filemon is approximately 45 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Filemon a male name?
Filemon is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Filemon Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Filemon Smith, Filemon Johnson, Filemon Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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