NameTides

Philomena

Philomena was the #1,911 girls' name in the US in 2025 (101 babies), and #2,788 in England & Wales and #3,478 in Canada.

Philomena as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Philomena as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020IrelandUSEngland & WalesCanada
Philomena as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesIrelandCanada
2025#1,911 (101)#2,788 (9)#885 (3)#3,478 (5)
2024#1,810 (111)#4,844 (4)—#2,685 (7)
2023#2,288 (80)#2,346 (11)#856 (3)#2,900 (6)
2022#2,253 (83)#2,325 (11)——
2021#2,345 (77)#2,942 (8)#883 (3)—
2020#2,115 (86)#1,939 (14)——
2019#2,056 (92)#2,040 (13)#716 (4)#2,188 (9)
2018#2,159 (87)#3,985 (5)#568 (6)#2,344 (8)
2017#2,097 (92)#2,502 (10)—#2,609 (7)
2016#2,093 (93)#1,749 (17)#515 (7)#2,040 (10)
2015#2,351 (78)#2,328 (11)#494 (8)#2,363 (8)
2014#2,615 (67)#3,160 (7)#584 (6)—
2013#3,573 (43)———
2012#3,782 (41)#2,338 (11)#768 (4)—
2011#3,723 (41)#2,275 (11)#937 (3)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1915 at #355.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.

How common is it?

about 1 in 16,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 16,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 28,000rare
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 7,000uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 30,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Philomena is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 14,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 11,000 to 1 in 17,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Philomena by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #2,075NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #878OHPennsylvania: #1,231PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,767CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #936VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,902TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Philomena (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
PhilomenaCanadaGirls#3,4785
PhilomenaEngland & WalesGirls#2,7889
PhilomenaIrelandGirls#8853
PhilomenaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
PhilomenaUSGirls#1,911101