Philomene · Shortlist Together

Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Philomene.

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Its story

Popularity since 1882

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 56 recorded years as a table

Philomene, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1882	56
1883	45
1885	98
1886	35
1887	34
1889	45
1891	38
1892	57
1893	38
1894	27
1895	47
1896	42
1897	26
1899	51
1900	43
1901	21
1902	42
1903	19
1904	29
1906	20
1907	28
1908	33
1909	17
1910	20
1911	22
1912	29
1913	18
1914	17
1915	22
1916	16
1917	16
1918	13
1919	15
1920	13
1921	15
1922	11
1923	12
1924	10
1925	12
1926	5
1927	13
1928	7
1929	9
1930	4
1931	6
1932	10
1933	9
1934	10
1935	5
1938	5
1941	4
1947	3
1949	4
1951	3
1953	3
1960	2

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Philomene isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

More like Philomene

The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1960: 5
Rank in 1960: #6,390
How rare: 1 in 404,388 girls
Since 1882: 544

Philomene was last recorded in 1960. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1885, at 98 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Philomene doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.