Philomene

Where Philomene comes from

From French Philomène. Doublet of Philomena.
— Wiktionary's entry for Philomene
  • French
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1882
    First appearance
    #813 among girls, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1885
    Peak, #608
    13 babies named Philomene — more than any year before or since.
  3. 1886
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #1,108.
  4. 1965
    Philomene Magers born
    German art dealer
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from French.
Namesakes
  • Philomene Magers · German art dealer, born 1965

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.