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Filmore

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Pronounced FIL-mor /ˈfɪl.mɔːr/Medium

Meaning: Filmore is a spelling of the English surname Fillmore, from a place-name element, later famous as the family name of President Millard Fillmore. As a given name it belongs to the American fashion for surname first names.Low

In 30 seconds: Filmore is a variant of the surname Fillmore, an English place-name later borne by a US president. It stayed rare as a first name, peaking around the early nineteen-twenties (said FIL-mor).
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Origin LowEnglish
MeaningFilmore is a spelling of the English surname Fillmore, from a place-name element, later famous as the family name of President Millard Fillmore. As a given name it belongs to the American fashion for surname first names.
U.S. rank (1963)#4253 ↘ Falling
1963 U.S. births5 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)
Peak year1921
Total births (all-time)≈ 268

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 192119101963

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Filmore is a variant spelling of the English surname Fillmore, of place-name origin, best known as the family name of President Millard Fillmore. As an early-century American first name it fits the pattern of adopting sturdy surnames, sitting alongside Elmore and Gilmore.

It appears thinly as a first name in American records in the early last century and reached its faint peak around the early nineteen-twenties. A boy given Filmore then would belong to a great-grandfather generation today.

Did you know? The surname Fillmore is best known from President Millard Fillmore and from historic concert halls that bear the name, giving Filmore a distinctly American ring.
Overall data confidence 36%
References - Filmore — Variant of surname Fillmore; place-name origin; presidential surname noted.

Variations

FillmoreFilmerPhilmore

Nicknames

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Fillmore— the standard spelling it varies
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Frequently Asked

What does the name Filmore mean?

Filmore is a variant of the English surname Fillmore, of place-name origin, later a presidential surname.

How do you pronounce Filmore?

It is said FIL-mor /ˈfɪl.mɔːr/, two syllables with the stress on the first.

Is Filmore a boy or girl name?

Filmore is used as a boy's name.

How popular is Filmore?

It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty boys a year at its faint peak in the early nineteen-twenties.

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