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Name meaning & stats

Filomena

Filomena means “beloved” (Ancient Greek origin). 1,623 US babies since 1940, peak 2023. Notable Filomenas are 1.4× over-represented as professors.

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What it means

“beloved”

Ancient GreekSpelling of Philomena

Philomena around the world

  • Филомена · Russian
  • Філомена · Ukrainian
  • فيلومينا · Arabic
  • フィロメナ · Japanese
  • Philomina

In US birth records

Peak year: 2023

40s50s60s70s80s90s00s10s20s

1,623 US babies were named Filomena between 1940 and 2025.

Filomena around the world

  • France: 325 babies since 1900, peak 1966

From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.

Where Filomenas end up

Careervs expectedConfidence
Politician1.2×Low · 7 people
Writer1.2×Low · 6 people
Professor1.4×Low · 6 people
Actor0.7×Low · 3 people

Among notable women who are professors, Filomenas show up 1.4× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.

Other spellings

1 in 3 Philomenas spell it Filomena

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 2023)