Name meaning & stats
Philomena
Philomena means “beloved” (Ancient Greek origin). 3,050 US babies since 1940, peak 2024.
What it means
“beloved”
Ancient GreekWell documented
In US birth records
Peak year: 2024
3,050 US babies were named Philomena between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Philomena (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
The most common spelling: 65% of the family
- Philomena 65%
- Filomena 35%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2024)