Philemon first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1916. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2017, 24 babies received the name (ranked #4302). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #7402), with roughly 14 babies named Philemon each year. Philemon has been declining in recent years. In total, around 915 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.