# Filomena (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/filomena/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Greek |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 5,550 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 5,550 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 12, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Latin Filumena, ultimately from Ancient Greek Φιλομήνη (Philomḗnē).

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 8 | 12,554 |
| 2012 | 15 | 7,962 |
| 2013 | 19 | 6,556 |
| 2014 | 20 | 6,282 |
| 2015 | 22 | 5,893 |
| 2016 | 26 | 5,186 |
| 2017 | 27 | 4,965 |
| 2018 | 16 | 7,211 |
| 2019 | 27 | 4,955 |
| 2020 | 26 | 4,934 |
| 2021 | 29 | 4,658 |
| 2022 | 34 | 4,236 |
| 2023 | 37 | 4,005 |
| 2024 | 30 | 4,597 |
| 2025 | 31 | 4,485 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | 4,763 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4,634 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4,645 |

## People named Filomena

- Filomena Mascarenhas Tipote, Bissau-Guinean politician
- Filomena Embaló, Angolan-born Bissau-Guinean writer
- Philomena, Christian saint, martyr and wonderworker
- Alba Arnova, Ballet dancer and actor (1930-2018)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.