Given name
Philomina
“a friend of strength”
Philomina is a variant of Philomena. One English interpretation is “a friend of strength.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Philomina is a variant of Philomena. One English interpretation is “a friend of strength.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Philomina is a variant of Philomena. 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 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Philomina is a variant of Philomena. The history of Philomena gives this family its wider story. Philomena was in use during the 19th century.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Philomina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 67
- 0 boys · 67 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −100%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2019. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 8 in 2018. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 449 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Philomina’s family of names
Philomina has a related form in Philomena.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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