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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 NamePopul. 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.