How Many People Are Named Philomena Weigel?

There are approximately 1 people named Philomena Weigel living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Philomena with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Weigel. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 342,754,338 Americans

Combination Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Philomena

Last Name

Weigel

Philomena: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Philomena. The peak year was 1922 with 308 births. The average person named Philomena today is 40 years old.

Ancestry of the First Name Philomena

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Philomena in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Philomena rose or fell over time.

White

70.63%

Black

15.73%

Hispanic

4.07%

Asian/Pacific Islander

6.29%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.84%

Two or More Races

2.44%

Ancestry of the Weigel Surname

The surname Weigel was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Weigel in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

92.94%

Black

0.38%

Hispanic

2.70%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.81%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.27%

Two or More Races

2.90%

How we calculated this

The first name "Philomena" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Weigel" appears at a rate of 2.11 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Philomena are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 1 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Philomena

Philomena Smith Philomena Johnson Philomena Williams Philomena Brown Philomena Jones Philomena Garcia

Other people with the surname Weigel

Michael Weigel James Weigel John Weigel David Weigel Robert Weigel William Weigel Teri Weigel

Philomena Weigel: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Philomena Weigel?

We estimate approximately 1 people named Philomena Weigel are alive in the United States today. The first name Philomena is shared by 2,627 Americans, and the surname Weigel is shared by 7,227.

How rare is the name Philomena Weigel?

This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. The first name Philomena is rare and the surname Weigel is rare.

Is Philomena a male or female name?

Philomena is predominantly female, with 0.0% of bearers being male and 100.0% female. It peaked in popularity in 1922 and the average bearer today is 40 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Philomena?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Philomena was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (70.63%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (15.73%) and Asian and Pacific Islander (6.29%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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