Philomene

FIH-luh-meen /ˈfɪləˌmiːn/
girl 4 syllables fading

Philomene is a rare variant of Philomena that was most common in the 1910s and has all but disappeared.

Philomene is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1960. Philomene was first reported in SSA data in 1882 and peaked in 1915 (22 births).

About the name Philomene

PronunciationFIH-luh-meen /ˈfɪləˌmiːn/
CultureFrench
22peak births 1915
1882first in SSA data

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How popular is Philomene?

Girls named Philomene
188218901900191019201930194019501960
Girls named Philomene per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1882–1960 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1960) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Philomene total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19605—#7,076
19535—#6,317
19516—#5,275
19497—#4,558
19475—#5,927
19415—#4,923
19385—#4,845
19355—#4,761
193410—#2,894
19339—#3,064
193211—#2,798
19316—#4,241
19305—#5,103
192910—#3,098
19288—#3,683
192715—#2,413
19266—#4,726
192514—#2,592
192413—#2,786
192314—#2,566
192213—#2,739
192118—#2,179
192016—#2,341
191917—#2,135
191815—#2,358
191717—#2,081
191617—#2,012
191522—#1,609
191413—#1,992
191311—#1,999
191216—#1,408
19119—#1,765
19108—#1,901
19096—#2,170
190811—#1,332
19079—#1,484
19066—#1,910
19048—#1,456
19035—#2,016
190211—#1,122
19015—#1,891
190013—#1,096
189912—#971
18976—#1,518
189610—#1,111
189511—#1,041
18946—#1,459
18938—#1,154
189212—#896
18917—#1,188
18898—#1,012
18875—#1,274
18865—#1,247
188513—#621
18835—#1,024
18826—#883