The baby name Philemon is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /fɪˈliːmən/ (fi-LEE-mən); also heard as /fɪˈlɛmən/ (fi-LEH-mən).
Philemon is Greek in Origin.
The baby name Philemon is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /fɪˈliːmən/ (fi-LEE-mən); also heard as /fɪˈlɛmən/ (fi-LEH-mən).
Philemon is Greek in Origin.
Philemon is a masculine name from the ancient Greek Philēmōn (Φιλήμων), built on philéō “to love, befriend” and a -mōn agentive ending. It conveys “affectionate,” “kindly,” or “loving.” The name appears in classical literature - most notably the New Comedy playwright Philemon (4th–3rd c. BCE) - and in myth via the pious couple Philemon and Baucis, whose hospitality is celebrated in Ovid’s Metamorphoses.
Its strongest legacy comes through the New Testament Epistle to Philemon, addressed by Paul to a Christian in Colossae, which kept the name in early Christian and later ecclesiastical use. In English it surfaced after the Reformation but has remained rare. International variants include Philémon (French), Filemón (Spanish), Filemon (Polish), Filemon/Filemom (Portuguese), and Filimon (Russian, Romanian, Bulgarian). Related short forms such as Phil or Philo sometimes occur.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BW | 0 | #19 | 1 | 960 | |
| NA | 0 | #33 | 1 | 2,537 | |
| BI | Boys | 0 | #44 | 1 | 917 |
| CM | 0 | #55 | 2 | 2,592 | |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #133 | 3 | 4,130 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #150 | 5 | 4,685 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2017 | #188 | 3 | 1,544 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #209 | 27 | 6,830 |
| GH | 0 | #233 | 11 | 5,396 | |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #239 | 112 | 8,138 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #247 | 3 | 5,568 |
| NG | 0 | #266 | 7 | 5,926 | |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #293 | 14 | 2,588 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #329 | 3 | 9,639 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #372 | 196 | 12,054 |
| France | Boys | 2016 | #405 | 4 | 2,872 |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| ZA | 0 | #427 | 21 | 14,421 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #461 | 6 | 10,523 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #533 | 560 | 16,906 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #554 | 4 | 12,905 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #556 | 5 | 11,671 |
| LY | 0 | #558 | 2 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #560 | 2 | 10,655 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #572 | 817 | 25,619 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #624 | 2 | 10,983 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #631 | 2 | 18,916 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #686 | 12 | 17,960 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #696 | 5 | 13,390 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #736 | 8 | 18,093 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #764 | 23 | 15,093 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #853 | 34 | 15,035 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #886 | 7 | 7,044 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #917 | 2 | 17,948 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,034 | 6 | 16,750 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,081 | 31 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,129 | 13 | 25,928 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,139 | 5 | 22,615 |
| MA | 0 | #1,196 | 4 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,461 | 11 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,690 | 2 | 28,008 |
Philemon is popular in 38 countries — most recent births per country:
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