boy's name
Filemon
fee-leh-MOHN (Spanish)
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 3
- Letters 7
- Births on record 514
Filemon is a boy's name with 3 syllables. In 2022 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.
- Peaked in 1928, when 13 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- First appears in US birth records in 1917.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 3.
Filemon Over Time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, which so far covers 2020 to 2025.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 |
| 1920s | 58 |
| 1930s | 44 |
| 1940s | 59 |
| 1950s | 32 |
| 1960s | 56 |
| 1970s | 51 |
| 1980s | 54 |
| 1990s | 80 |
| 2000s | 59 |
| 2010s | 11 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 5 |
How Popular Is Filemon?
In 2022, Filemon was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names That Peaked Alongside Filemon
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
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How to Say Filemon
- Spanish fee-leh-MOHN
Sibling Names for Filemon
Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Filemon — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common Questions About Filemon
How popular is the name Filemon?
In 2022, Filemon was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.
Is Filemon a girl's or a boy's name?
Filemon is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Filemon?
Filemon has 3 syllables.
When was Filemon most popular?
Filemon peaked in 1928, when 13 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.