Girl name#1,427 of girl names
Philomena
Pronounced F IH0 L AH0 M IY1 N AH0 (ARPABET)
- 4 syllables
- Peaked 1922
- 145 years in use
How popular is Philomena?
Philomena is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 9,847 children — the 1,427th most common girls' name on record.
It peaked in 1922, went quiet for most of a century, and is climbing again. Its best single year was 1922, when 308 children were given it.
Characteristics
- 4 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- F IH0 L AH0 M IY1 N AH0
- Stress pattern:
- 0010
- Syllables:
- 4
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Philomena
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Philomena
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Philomena?
- Philomena ranks 1,427th among girls' names in US records, with 9,847 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 877.
- Is Philomena a unisex name?
- No. Philomena is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Philomena most popular?
- 1922, when 308 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.