Baby name

Philomena

Girl

Comeback name

The high point came in 1922, with 308 births and the No. 371 spot that year. Almost forgotten around 1986, with about 10 births a year, it has been climbing back since. Its rank in 2025: No. 1911.

9,951births since 1880

1920sgeneration

No. 371rank at its peak, in 1922

Where babies named Philomena are born

1922

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The darker the blue, the more common Philomena is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Philomena is most common in Connecticut (5.5 times), Pennsylvania (4.7) and New Jersey (4.5), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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