Philomene
- Last seen for girls in 1960 at #6,390
- Peak · girls
- 1885 · 13 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 544since 1882
Philomene over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Philomene has never cracked the top 600 here.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 1960 | #6,390 | 5 |
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| 1953 | #5,673 | 5 |
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| 1951 | #4,833 | 6 |
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| 1949 | #4,235 | 7 |
| 1948 | — | |
| 1947 | #5,295 | 5 |
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| 1941 | #4,420 | 5 |
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| 1938 | #4,342 | 5 |
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| 1935 | #4,204 | 5 |
| 1934 | #2,741 | 10 |
| 1933 | #2,868 | 9 |
| 1932 | #2,644 | 11 |
| 1931 | #3,848 | 6 |
| 1930 | #4,550 | 5 |
| 1929 | #2,921 | 10 |
| 1928 | #3,436 | 8 |
| 1927 | #2,339 | 15 |
| 1926 | #4,306 | 6 |
| 1925 | #2,489 | 14 |
| 1924 | #2,661 | 13 |
| 1923 | #2,465 | 14 |
| 1922 | #2,612 | 13 |
| 1921 | #2,120 | 18 |
| 1920 | #2,263 | 16 |
| 1919 | #2,063 | 17 |
| 1918 | #2,289 | 15 |
| 1917 | #1,996 | 17 |
| 1916 | #1,949 | 17 |
| 1915 | #1,571 | 22 |
| 1914 | #1,896 | 13 |
| 1913 | #1,883 | 11 |
| 1912 | #1,352 | 16 |
| 1911 | #1,656 | 9 |
| 1910 | #1,773 | 8 |
| 1909 | #1,957 | 6 |
| 1908 | #1,261 | 11 |
| 1907 | #1,384 | 9 |
| 1906 | #1,727 | 6 |
| 1905 | — | |
| 1904 | #1,364 | 8 |
| 1903 | #1,792 | 5 |
| 1902 | #1,075 | 11 |
| 1901 | #1,679 | 5 |
| 1900 | #1,053 | 13 |
| 1899 | #935 | 12 |
| 1898 | — | |
| 1897 | #1,385 | 6 |
| 1896 | #1,047 | 10 |
| 1895 | #986 | 11 |
| 1894 | #1,353 | 6 |
| 1893 | #1,091 | 8 |
| 1892 | #861 | 12 |
| 1891 | #1,093 | 7 |
| 1890 | — | |
| 1889 | #950 | 8 |
| 1888 | — | |
| 1887 | #1,147 | 5 |
| 1886 | #1,108 | 5 |
| 1885 | #608 | 13 |
| 1884 | — | |
| 1883 | #920 | 5 |
| 1882 | #813 | 6 |
| 1881 | — | |
| 1880 | — | |
First appearance
1882
The first year at least five girls were named Philomene! It came in at #813, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1883–1884, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Philomene is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Philomene in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Philomene
Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1960
- Biggest jump: 367 spots in 1895
- Biggest drop: 500 spots in 1886
Rise & fade · girls
3 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1882
- Peaked 1885 at #608 (13 births)
- Births halved by 1886, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 7 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 7 yrs · run 1882–1883
Share of babies · girls
1 in 10,235
- Highest: 1 in 10,235 girls born in 1885 were named Philomene (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 404,388 girls born in 1960 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1910s
- 26.7% of all girls named Philomene (145) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
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| 1880s | 42 | #608 (1885) | #924 |
| 1890s | 72 | #861 (1892) | #1,094 |
| 1900s | 74 | #1,053 (1900) | #1,477 |
| 1910s | 145 | #1,352 (1912) | #1,843 |
| 1920s | 127 | #2,120 (1921) | #2,761 |
| 1930s | 51 | #2,644 (1932) | #3,600 |
| 1940s | 17 | #4,235 (1949) | #4,650 |
| 1950s | 11 | #4,833 (1951) | #5,253 |
| 1960s | 5 | #6,390 (1960) | #6,390 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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