Helene
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning bright; shining light.
Helene by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Helene. In the US, 32 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 728 babies in 1918, so it is a 1910s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Helene. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Helenbright, shining light758 in the US (2017)
- Helenabright or shining light131 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hellentorch; bright light; a form of Helen79 in the US (2017)
- Helinabright, shining; form of Helen15 in the US (2017)
- Helanatorch; a form of Helen9 in the US (2017)
- Halenabright, shining; form of Helena8 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Helene
Names that are said the same way as Helene, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean light
Like Helene, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Helene
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