Philomena Name Popularity

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How popular is Philomena?

In 2018 the rare name Philomena, ranked the 2,167th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Philomena is currently less popular.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #355 in 1915.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1922 with 308 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Philomena in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1984.

Philomena, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1889-1892, 1896-1899, 1900-1903, 1904-1908, 1910-1915, 1995-1998, 2001-2004, and 2009-2016, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1929-1935, 1941-1945, and 1958-1964.

Philomena's popularity has been soaring upward for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Philomena has risen significantly.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Philomena?

Philomena's popularity is at a low point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Philomena is quite distinctive but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Philomen. (Girl)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		87	2,167
2017		91	2,120
2016		93	2,108
2015		78	2,367
2014		67	2,632
2013		43	3,618
2012		41	3,833
2011		41	3,766
2010		31	4,698
2009		19	6,999
2008		24	5,904
2007		33	4,538
2006		25	5,501
2005		23	5,561
2004		27	4,909
2003		18	6,503
2002		17	6,619
2001		15	7,232
2000		17	6,405
1999		20	5,372
1998		21	5,084
1997		15	6,409
1996		15	6,297
1995		9	9,348
1994		8	10,267
1993		7	11,441
1992		9	9,289
1991		12	7,280
1990		5	14,590
1989		9	8,547
1988		9	8,185
1987		6	10,859
1986		7	9,283
1985		8	8,099
1984		< 5	--
1983		12	5,715
1982		7	8,922
1981		7	8,766
1980		7	8,788
1979		8	7,824
1978		15	4,609
1977		9	6,717
1976		7	7,878
1975		12	5,076
1974		11	5,251
1973		9	5,922
1972		6	7,955
1971		18	3,610
1970		20	3,280
1969		22	2,890
1968		14	3,727
1967		18	3,040
1966		23	2,554
1965		24	2,523
1964		17	3,200
1963		22	2,681
1962		31	2,146
1961		25	2,456
1960		43	1,744
1959		45	1,638
1958		44	1,621
1957		39	1,742
1956		62	1,327
1955		52	1,399
1954		56	1,341
1953		64	1,210
1952		59	1,248
1951		53	1,290
1950		59	1,209
1949		49	1,315
1948		57	1,207
1947		57	1,200
1946		46	1,286
1945		33	1,414
1944		48	1,137
1943		54	1,100
1942		67	956
1941		71	867
1940		65	891
1939		63	887
1938		81	781
1937		80	765
1936		76	778
1935		80	762
1934		109	642
1933		114	609
1932		133	568
1931		156	529
1930		178	502
1929		226	439
1928		225	460
1927		266	422
1926		261	427
1925		270	420
1924		292	403
1923		299	385
1922		308	371
1921		294	393
1920		270	404
1919		244	416
1918		265	402
1917		290	371
1916		296	358
1915		284	355
1914		207	368
1913		156	388
1912		139	393
1911		109	389
1910		81	444
1909		72	438
1908		96	369
1907		75	410
1906		58	450
1905		73	396
1904		48	478
1903		66	392
1902		47	462
1901		40	480
1900		38	566
1899		47	429
1898		33	569
1897		36	486
1896		34	511
1895		32	528
1894		25	593
1893		24	591
1892		28	525
1891		16	690
1890		21	577
1889		22	553
1888		24	523
1887		9	840
1886		15	599
1885		14	603
1884		10	720
1883		15	511
1882		10	628
1881		11	532
1880		10	572

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.