How Many People Are Named Philomina?
An estimated 28 people in the United States have the first name Philomina. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 11 years old, and Philomina peaked in popularity in 2018 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Philomina 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 Philomina paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Philomina is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
28
About 1 in 12,241,226 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
11
years old
Peak Year
2018
8 births
Total Registered
67
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Philomina
Philomina is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 67 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Philomina as a female name
Ranked #17,394 in 2019
5 female births in 2019
Peak: 2018 (8 births)
Philomina: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Philomina span from the 1910s to the 2010s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 27 babies were registered. Philomina remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Philomina by Decade
How has Philomina 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.
Philomina + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Philomina as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Philomina
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Philomina: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Philomina?
We estimate approximately 28 people named Philomina 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 12,241,226 Americans share this first name.
Is Philomina a common name?
Philomina is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 45.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 67 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Philomina most popular?
Philomina reached peak popularity in 2018, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Philomina is approximately 11 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Philomina a female name?
Philomina is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Philomina Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Philomina Smith, Philomina Johnson, Philomina 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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