Filomena
From Greek, it carries the sense "friend of strength". Fewer than a thousand Polish women bear it, so most people here will likely never meet one, though it has been given a little more often in recent years.
Filomena Pronunciation
Filomena is pronounced fee-lo-ME-nah (/filɔˈmɛna/).
How many people are named Filomena
1 in 27359 women in Poland is named Filomena. 824 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #1038 among female names.
Filomena's popularity over time
9 girls were given the name in 2025, ranking #733 among newborns. It has been climbing since 2018.
Where Filomena is most popular
Filomena is most popular in Masovian, 150% above the national average (9 girls born 2019–2025), followed by Lower Silesian (+88%) and Lesser Poland (+73%). It is least common in Silesian and Greater Poland, 14% and 9% below average respectively.
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Masovian9 girls born+150%
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Lower Silesian3 girls born+88%
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Lesser Poland4 girls born+73%
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Pomeranian2 girls born+33%
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Greater Poland2 girls born−9%
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Silesian2 girls born−14%
Filomena as a middle name
Filomena is a first name for 824 women in Poland and a middle name for another 733, a 53/47 split — almost evenly. In the women's middle-name ranking it sits 275th, between Amalia (743) and Petronela (721).
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273
744Bernardyna
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274
743Amalia
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275733Filomena
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276
721Petronela
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277
702Maya