Given name
Filomina
“a friend of strength”
Filomina is a variant of Filomena. In Italian use, Filomena carries the interpretation “a friend of strength.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Filomina is a variant of Filomena. In Italian use, Filomena carries the interpretation “a friend of strength.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Filomina connects to the Philomena name family through Filomena. Philomena has been associated with Latin and Greek naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1927. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Filomina connects to the Philomena name family through Filomena. The history of Philomena gives this family its wider story. Philomena was in use during the 19th century.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Filomina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10
- 0 boys · 10 girls
- Most popular year
- 1927
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2017. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Filomina’s family of names
Filomina has a related form in Filomena.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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