Helen
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning bright, shining light.
Babies a year
758
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#462
down from #424
UK popularity
#705
52 babies · up from #885
How Helen has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #419 |
| 2016 | #409 |
| 2017 | #418 |
| 2018 | #414 |
| 2019 | #427 |
| 2020 | #425 |
| 2021 | #443 |
| 2022 | #421 |
| 2023 | #397 |
| 2024 | #424 |
| 2025 | #462 |
In 2025, 52 babies in England and Wales were named Helen. In the US, 758 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 36,148 in 1918.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Helen was most common in 1915, when it went to 3.01% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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