How Many People Are Named Filomena?
An estimated 1,428 people in the United States have the first name Filomena. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 47 years old, and Filomena peaked in popularity in 1923 with 207 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Filomena 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 Filomena paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,428
About 1 in 240,024 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
47
years old
Peak Year
1923
207 births
Total Registered
5,518
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Filomena
Filomena is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 5,518 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Filomena as a female name
Ranked #4,681 in 2024
29 female births in 2024
Peak: 1923 (207 births)
Filomena: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Filomena span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 1,577 babies were registered. Filomena has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Filomena by Decade
How has Filomena 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.
Filomena by State
Birth registrations for Filomena span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Florida, Hawaii, Illinois. On average, about 305 Filomenas were registered per state.
Filomena + Last Name Combinations
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Filomena: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Filomena?
We estimate approximately 1,428 people named Filomena 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 240,024 Americans share this first name.
Is Filomena a common name?
Filomena is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,518 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Filomena most popular?
Filomena reached peak popularity in 1923, when 207 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Filomena is approximately 47 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Filomena a female name?
Filomena is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Filomena Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Filomena Smith, Filomena Johnson, Filomena 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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