Gender
Origin
- Greek
- song lover, friend, lover of the moon
Lover of strength
Syllables
4
Themes
- Exotic
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Philomena
Pronunciation
ph(i)-lome-na, phil(o)-mena
Famous People
Saint Philomena, Subject of "The Lost Child of Philomena Lee"
Celebrity Babies
Daughter of Daphne Oz
Popularity in the USA
- Girls: peak in 1922 (rank #371, 308 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1911, 101 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 101 |
| 2024 | 110 |
| 2023 | 79 |
| 2022 | 83 |
| 2021 | 77 |
| 2020 | 86 |
| 2019 | 92 |
| 2018 | 87 |
| 2017 | 92 |
| 2016 | 93 |
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
- Girls: peak in 2016 (rank #1749, 17 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2787, 9 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2023 | 11 |
| 2022 | 11 |
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2020 | 14 |
| 2019 | 13 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2017 | 10 |
| 2016 | 17 |
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
- Girls: peak in 1962 (rank #1003, 8 births); most recent 2004 (rank #4708, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
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
Popularity in Ireland
- Girls: peak in 1964 (rank #72, 84 births); most recent 2025 (rank #850, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 7 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence