Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Philomena

#1,637 most common girls' name of all time · #2,821 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#1,637
Rank overall
#2,821 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
145 of 146
All-time
9,951
Since 2016
902
Peak year
1922 #371
Best rank
#355 1915
Girls Boys peak 308/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Philomena is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 101 — 101 #1,912
2024 111 — 111 #1,810
2023 80 — 80 #2,290
2022 83 — 83 #2,255
2021 77 — 77 #2,347
2020 86 — 86 #2,116
2019 92 — 92 #2,057
2018 87 — 87 #2,159
2017 92 — 92 #2,097
2016 93 — 93 #2,093
2015 78 — 78 #2,353
2014 67 — 67 #2,616
2013 43 — 43 #3,575
2012 41 — 41 #3,785
2011 41 — 41 #3,726
2010 31 — 31 #4,612
2009 19 — 19 #6,814
2008 24 — 24 #5,752
2007 33 — 33 #4,481
2006 25 — 25 #5,384
2005 23 — 23 #5,440
2004 27 — 27 #4,820
2003 18 — 18 #6,306
2002 17 — 17 #6,398
2001 15 — 15 #6,960
2000 17 — 17 #6,216
1999 20 — 20 #5,222
1998 21 — 21 #4,960
1997 16 — 16 #5,874
1996 15 — 15 #6,073
1995 9 — 9 #8,778
1994 8 — 8 #9,591
1993 7 — 7 #10,595
1992 9 — 9 #8,748
1991 12 — 12 #6,984
1990 5 — 5 #12,966
1989 9 — 9 #8,046
1988 9 — 9 #7,695
1987 6 — 6 #9,837
1986 7 — 7 #8,533
1985 8 — 8 #7,570
1983 12 — 12 #5,461
1982 7 — 7 #8,230
1981 7 — 7 #8,141
1980 7 — 7 #8,182
1979 8 — 8 #7,325
1978 15 — 15 #4,466
1977 9 — 9 #6,347
1976 7 — 7 #7,306
1975 12 — 12 #4,858
1974 11 — 11 #5,020
1973 9 — 9 #5,592
1972 6 — 6 #7,301
1971 18 — 18 #3,512
1970 20 — 20 #3,210
1969 22 — 22 #2,850
1968 14 — 14 #3,612
1967 18 — 18 #2,968
1966 23 — 23 #2,520
1965 24 — 24 #2,468
1964 18 — 18 #3,004
1963 21 — 21 #2,707
1962 31 — 31 #2,117
1961 25 — 25 #2,413
1960 43 — 43 #1,726
1959 46 — 46 #1,597
1958 44 — 44 #1,610
1957 39 — 39 #1,732
1956 62 — 62 #1,319
1955 52 — 52 #1,386
1954 56 — 56 #1,333
1953 64 — 64 #1,207
1952 59 — 59 #1,237
1951 53 — 53 #1,279
1950 59 — 59 #1,201
1949 49 — 49 #1,305
1948 57 — 57 #1,199
1947 57 — 57 #1,193
1946 46 — 46 #1,278
1945 33 — 33 #1,404
1944 48 — 48 #1,132
1943 54 — 54 #1,089
1942 67 — 67 #956
1941 71 — 71 #866
1940 65 — 65 #889
1939 63 — 63 #884
1938 81 — 81 #777
1937 80 — 80 #762
1936 76 — 76 #776
1935 79 — 79 #763
1934 110 — 110 #637
1933 114 — 114 #609
1932 133 — 133 #567
1931 156 — 156 #528
1930 178 — 178 #500
1929 226 — 226 #437
1928 225 — 225 #460
1927 267 — 267 #419
1926 261 — 261 #427
1925 270 — 270 #419
1924 291 — 291 #403
1923 299 — 299 #385
1922 308 — 308 #371
1921 294 — 294 #392
1920 270 — 270 #404
1919 244 — 244 #416
1918 265 — 265 #401
1917 290 — 290 #371
1916 296 — 296 #357
1915 284 — 284 #355
1914 207 — 207 #368
1913 156 — 156 #388
1912 139 — 139 #392
1911 109 — 109 #389
1910 81 — 81 #444
1909 72 — 72 #437
1908 96 — 96 #369
1907 75 — 75 #410
1906 58 — 58 #450
1905 73 — 73 #395
1904 48 — 48 #477
1903 66 — 66 #391
1902 47 — 47 #461
1901 40 — 40 #478
1900 38 — 38 #559
1899 47 — 47 #428
1898 33 — 33 #561
1897 36 — 36 #484
1896 34 — 34 #509
1895 32 — 32 #524
1894 25 — 25 #591
1893 24 — 24 #583
1892 28 — 28 #520
1891 16 — 16 #677
1890 21 — 21 #574
1889 22 — 22 #547
1888 24 — 24 #519
1887 9 — 9 #790
1886 15 — 15 #588
1885 14 — 14 #586
1884 10 — 10 #690
1883 15 — 15 #506
1882 10 — 10 #605
1881 11 — 11 #519
1880 10 — 10 #572