Filomena

Filomena: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “friend of strength”
Origin: Greek
Say it: fee-loh-MAY-nuh · 4 syllables
Used for: Girls

From Greek Philomena, from elements meaning 'love, affection' and 'strength, force.' The spelling Filomena is traditional in Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese.

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How popular is Filomena?

20248.7 per million US babies

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Babies named Filomena in 202429

2024 rank#4,665 girls

Peak year1907

Total US babies since 18805,518

Filomena is rising: use over the last five years is 2.4× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Filomena

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

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Sofiawisdom · Greek
Chloeyoung green shoot · Greek
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Elenabright, shining light · Greek
Genesisorigin; creation; birth · Greek
Zoeylife · Greek

Filomena questions

What does the name Filomena mean?

Filomena means "friend of strength". It comes from Greek. From Greek Philomena, from elements meaning 'love, affection' and 'strength, force.' The spelling Filomena is traditional in Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese.

Is Filomena a boy or girl name?

Filomena is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Filomena?

29 US babies were named Filomena in 2024. Its peak year was 1907.

How do you pronounce Filomena?

Filomena is usually pronounced fee-loh-MAY-nuh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.