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Philemon Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Philemon?

In 2018 the rare name Philemon, ranked the 5,682nd Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Uncommon, Philemon would be a striking name choice.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #2,198 in 1969.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 2017 with 24 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Philemon in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 2002.

Philemon, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 2002-2005, and 2013-2017.

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

What does the future hold for the popularity of Philemon?

Philemon's popularity is at a high point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Philemon is mostly unused but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

*Mouse over the charts or scroll down to the table for data details.

 
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   Philemon (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 16 5,682
2017 24 4,293
2016 16 5,706
2015 15 5,911
2014 15 5,914
2013 10 7,944
2012 16 5,655
2011 9 8,585
2010 10 7,967
2009 13 6,715
2008 16 5,695
2007 11 7,454
2006 7 10,369
2005 17 4,970
2004 11 6,860
2003 11 6,609
2002 < 5 --
2001 10 6,800
2000 12 5,822
1999 7 8,483
1998 12 5,383
1997 10 5,979
1996 14 4,551
1995 8 6,827
1994 10 5,773
1993 9 6,096
1992 12 4,788
1991 13 4,411
1990 11 4,910
1989 9 5,484
1988 13 3,842
1987 9 4,854
1986 6 6,510
1985 11 3,977
1984 7 5,426
1983 9 4,400
1982 8 4,888
1981 9 4,402
1980 17 2,807
1979 7 5,221
1978 14 3,033
1977 14 3,011
1976 10 3,650
1975 12 3,190
1974 < 5 --
1973 10 3,388
1972 7 4,323
1971 8 3,871
1970 10 3,226
1969 16 2,198
1968 8 3,295
1967 < 5 --
1966 8 3,175
1965 10 2,725
1964 6 3,919
1963 5 4,478
1962 7 3,546
1961 8 3,287
1960 < 5 --
1959 10 2,772
1958 5 4,355
1957 7 3,476
1956 < 5 --
1955 9 2,918
1954 5 4,220
1953 8 3,081
1952 8 3,044
1951 6 3,632
1950 9 2,723
1949 8 2,958
1948 6 3,583
1947 < 5 --
1946 5 3,897
1945 < 5 --
1944 6 3,353
1943 6 3,469
1942 5 3,938
1941 8 2,828
1940 5 3,818
1939 < 5 --
1938 5 3,917
1937 6 3,435
1936 8 2,800
1935 5 4,031
1934 < 5 --
1933 < 5 --
1932 6 3,679
1931 < 5 --
1930 5 4,422
1929 5 4,412
1928 9 3,018
1927 6 4,093
1926 5 4,682
1925 6 4,088
1924 6 4,234
1923 9 3,114
1922 10 2,953
1921 6 4,220
1920 7 3,743
1919 7 3,664
1918 < 5 --
1917 11 2,531
1916 9 2,882
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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.