Philemon

Philemon

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Philemon first appears in the data in 1916 and has been recorded in 97 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2017 with 24 babies (rank #4,302 that year). In 2024 it was given to 7 boys (rank #10,616). The name has been declining over the last five years.

915

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1916	9	#2,882
1917	11	#2,531
1919	7	#3,664
1920	7	#3,743
1921	6	#4,220
1922	10	#2,954
1923	9	#3,114
1924	6	#4,232
1925	6	#4,090
1926	5	#4,681
1927	6	#4,092
1928	9	#3,018
1929	5	#4,412
1930	5	#4,421
1932	6	#3,676
1935	5	#4,030
1936	8	#2,800
1937	6	#3,435
1938	5	#3,916
1940	5	#3,818
1941	8	#2,830
1942	5	#3,936
1943	6	#3,469
1944	6	#3,355
1946	5	#3,895
1948	6	#3,583
1949	8	#2,959
1950	9	#2,723
1951	6	#3,629
1952	8	#3,042
1953	8	#3,085
1954	5	#4,228
1955	9	#2,921
1957	7	#3,480
1958	5	#4,357
1959	10	#2,775
1961	8	#3,291
1962	7	#3,549
1963	5	#4,477
1964	6	#3,925
1965	10	#2,726
1966	8	#3,178
1968	8	#3,297
1969	16	#2,199
1970	10	#3,224
1971	8	#3,871
1972	7	#4,324
1973	10	#3,387
1975	12	#3,190
1976	10	#3,649
1977	14	#3,008
1978	14	#3,033
1979	7	#5,222
1980	17	#2,809
1981	9	#4,404
1982	8	#4,891
1983	9	#4,402
1984	7	#5,428
1985	11	#3,978
1986	6	#6,515
1987	9	#4,858
1988	13	#3,844
1989	9	#5,484
1990	11	#4,909
1991	13	#4,413
1992	12	#4,791
1993	9	#6,099
1994	10	#5,772
1995	8	#6,828
1996	14	#4,551
1997	10	#5,983
1998	12	#5,384
1999	7	#8,485
2000	12	#5,824
2001	10	#6,801
2003	11	#6,610
2004	11	#6,865
2005	17	#4,975
2006	7	#10,373
2007	11	#7,461
2008	16	#5,701
2009	13	#6,719
2010	10	#7,980
2011	9	#8,596
2012	16	#5,660
2013	10	#7,950
2014	15	#5,925
2015	15	#5,922
2016	16	#5,725
2017	24	#4,302
2018	16	#5,720
2019	11	#7,502
2020	12	#6,928
2021	21	#4,735
2022	5	#13,825
2023	9	#8,749
2024	7	#10,616

Year

Babies

Rank

1916

#2,882

1917

#2,531

1919

#3,664

1920

#3,743

1921

#4,220

1922

#2,954

1923

#3,114

1924

#4,232

1925

#4,090

1926

#4,681

1927

#4,092

1928

#3,018

1929

#4,412

1930

#4,421

1932

#3,676

1935

#4,030

1936

#2,800

1937

#3,435

1938

#3,916

1940

#3,818

1941

#2,830

1942

#3,936

1943

#3,469

1944

#3,355

1946

#3,895

1948

#3,583

1949

#2,959

1950

#2,723

1951

#3,629

1952

#3,042

1953

#3,085

1954

#4,228

1955

#2,921

1957

#3,480

1958

#4,357

1959

#2,775

1961

#3,291

1962

#3,549

1963

#4,477

1964

#3,925

1965

#2,726

1966

#3,178

1968

#3,297

1969

#2,199

1970

#3,224

1971

#3,871

1972

#4,324

1973

#3,387

1975

#3,190

1976

#3,649

1977

#3,008

1978

#3,033

1979

#5,222

1980

#2,809

1981

#4,404

1982

#4,891

1983

#4,402

1984

#5,428

1985

#3,978

1986

#6,515

1987

#4,858

1988

#3,844

1989

#5,484

1990

#4,909

1991

#4,413

1992

#4,791

1993

#6,099

1994

#5,772

1995

#6,828

1996

#4,551

1997

#5,983

1998

#5,384

1999

#8,485

2000

#5,824

2001

#6,801

2003

#6,610

2004

#6,865

2005

#4,975

2006

#10,373

2007

#7,461

2008

#5,701

2009

#6,719

2010

#7,980

2011

#8,596

2012

#5,660

2013

#7,950

2014

#5,925

2015

#5,922

2016

#5,725

2017

#4,302

2018

#5,720

2019

#7,502

2020

#6,928

2021

#4,735

2022

#13,825

2023

#8,749

2024

#10,616

Popularity Over Time — Boys

More popular boys' names

Names ranked near Philemon in 2024

Other boys' names starting with P

Year-by-Year Detail