How Many People Are Named Philomena?
An estimated 2,627 people in the United States have the first name Philomena. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Philomena peaked in popularity in 1922 with 308 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Philomena 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 Philomena paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,627
About 1 in 130,474 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1922
308 births
Total Registered
9,847
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Philomena
Philomena is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 9,847 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Philomena as a female name
Ranked #1,833 in 2024
110 female births in 2024
Peak: 1922 (308 births)
Philomena: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Philomena span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 2,711 babies were registered. Philomena has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Philomena by Decade
How has Philomena 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.
Philomena by State
Birth registrations for Philomena span all 24 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey. The lowest are in West Virginia, Virginia, North Dakota. On average, about 259 Philomenas were registered per state.
Philomena + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Philomena as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Philomena: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Philomena?
We estimate approximately 2,627 people named Philomena 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 130,474 Americans share this first name.
Is Philomena a common name?
Philomena is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 9,847 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Philomena most popular?
Philomena reached peak popularity in 1922, when 308 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Philomena is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Philomena a female name?
Philomena is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Philomena Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Philomena Smith, Philomena Johnson, Philomena 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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