Gender
Origin
- Greek
- loves thought
Affectionate; One of Paul''s epistles in the New Testament is addressed to Philemon.
Syllables
3
Themes
- Biblical
- Greek/Roman Mythology
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Philemon
Pronunciation
ph(i)-le-mon
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2017 (rank #4223, 24 births); most recent 2025 (rank #7679, 10 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 |
| 2024 | 7 |
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2021 | 21 |
| 2020 | 12 |
| 2019 | 11 |
| 2018 | 16 |
| 2017 | 24 |
| 2016 | 16 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2006 (rank #2869, 5 births); most recent 2017 (rank #4806, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2008 (rank #761, 54 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2230, 11 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 11 |
| 2022 | 13 |
| 2021 | 14 |
| 2020 | 23 |
| 2019 | 13 |
| 2018 | 12 |
| 2017 | 21 |
| 2016 | 27 |
| 2015 | 28 |
| 2014 | 27 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence