Is Philomena a boy or girl name?
Philomena is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 110 girls and 0 boys were named Philomena, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 9,847 US babies named Philomena were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,833
- Babies named Philomena since 1880
- 9,847
- Most popular year
- 1922
- 308 babies
Boys and girls named Philomena, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 140 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 296 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 613 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 2,071 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 2,711 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 1,070 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 547 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 534 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 239 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 115 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 72 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 121 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 218 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 665 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 435 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 110 | #1,833 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 79 | #2,327 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 83 | #2,267 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 77 | #2,360 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 86 | #2,128 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 92 | #2,064 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 87 | #2,176 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 92 | #2,106 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 93 | #2,112 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 78 | #2,372 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,639 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,625 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,836 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,770 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,707 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 19 | #7,006 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,909 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,540 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,507 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,565 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,913 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,508 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,621 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,234 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,409 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 20 | #5,373 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,084 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 15 | #6,409 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 15 | #6,299 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 9 | #9,350 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 8 | #10,270 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 7 | #11,445 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 9 | #9,292 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 12 | #7,282 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 5 | #14,593 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 9 | #8,547 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 9 | #8,191 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 6 | #10,865 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 7 | #9,286 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 8 | #8,100 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,720 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,928 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,773 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,795 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,828 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,609 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 9 | #6,719 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 7 | #7,882 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,075 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 11 | #5,252 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 9 | #5,922 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 6 | #7,956 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,614 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 20 | #3,280 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,892 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,727 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,039 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,554 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,521 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,076 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,758 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,145 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,455 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,743 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,609 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,621 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,741 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,325 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,397 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,341 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 64 | #1,210 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,247 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,289 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,209 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,317 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,207 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,201 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,286 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,414 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,137 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,100 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 67 | #956 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 71 | #867 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 65 | #891 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 63 | #887 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 81 | #783 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 80 | #765 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 76 | #778 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 79 | #764 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 110 | #640 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 114 | #609 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 133 | #568 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 156 | #529 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 178 | #502 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 226 | #439 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 225 | #460 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 267 | #421 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 261 | #427 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 270 | #420 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 291 | #403 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 299 | #385 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 308 | #371 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 294 | #393 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 270 | #404 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 244 | #416 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 265 | #402 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 290 | #371 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 296 | #358 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 284 | #355 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 207 | #368 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 156 | #388 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 139 | #393 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 109 | #389 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 81 | #444 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 72 | #438 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 96 | #369 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 75 | #410 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 58 | #450 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 73 | #396 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 48 | #478 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 66 | #392 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 47 | #462 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 40 | #480 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 38 | #566 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 47 | #429 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 33 | #569 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 36 | #486 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 34 | #511 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 32 | #528 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 25 | #593 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 24 | #591 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 28 | #525 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 16 | #690 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 21 | #577 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 22 | #553 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 24 | #523 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 9 | #840 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 15 | #599 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 14 | #603 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 10 | #720 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 15 | #511 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 10 | #628 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 11 | #532 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 10 | #572 |
Highest rank
Philomena has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #355 in 1915. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Philomena
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.