Filomena is a girl name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Filomena means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Filomena across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Filomena has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Filomena is a girl name of Greek origin meaning “lover of strength”. An Italian and Portuguese form of Philomena.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 5,550 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 8 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Filomena per year, United States (1885 to 2025). United States peaked in 1923 (207/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2017 (4/yr).
Filomena has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1923, when it ranked #885 nationally (given to 207 babies that year).
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