Data through 2025

Helen name popularity in the United States

Helen ranked #461 for girls in 2025. SSA recorded 668 girls named Helen.

Rank#461

for girls in 2025

Girls recorded668

SSA

Peak year1918

36,148 recorded

Five-year change-7.4%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Helen for boys and girls

Girls

668

100.0% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025

Boys

5

Share unavailable · data from 1881 to 2004

Helen in other countries and regions

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025girls668#461
2024girls728#425
2023girls777#395
2022girls749#422
2021girls704#443
2020girls721#426
2019girls743#428
2018girls745#415
2017girls764#418
2016girls816#409
2015girls767#419
2014girls802#403
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YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025girls668#461
2024girls728#425
2023girls777#395
2022girls749#422
2021girls704#443
2020girls721#426
2019girls743#428
2018girls745#415
2017girls764#418
2016girls816#409
2015girls767#419
2014girls802#403
2013girls740#411
2012girls772#403
2011girls731#429
2010girls705#436
2009girls826#388
2008girls885#368
2007girls932#349
2006girls949#348
2005girls961#333
2004boys5#11356
2004girls861#364
2003girls783#392
2002girls875#341
2001girls884#344
2000girls891#345
1999girls841#356
1998girls832#348
1997girls812#345
1996girls900#312
1995girls837#325
1994boys5#8800
1994girls849#321
1993boys5#8700
1993girls867#307
1992girls828#326
1991boys5#8236
1991girls774#340
1990boys7#6415
1990girls863#316
1989boys10#4811
1989girls858#305
1988boys7#5751
1988girls774#321
1987girls816#297
1986boys6#5926
1986girls766#311
1985boys6#5785
1985girls808#301
1984boys7#4973
1984girls858#281
1983girls844#278
1982girls876#279
1981girls899#275
1980girls914#272
1979boys5#6056
1979girls879#278
1978boys5#5772
1978girls925#255
1977boys6#5123
1977girls994#249
1976boys9#3724
1976girls943#250
1975boys6#4797
1975girls1,059#229
1974boys7#4190
1974girls1,140#225
1973girls1,137#221
1972boys9#3344
1972girls1,241#225
1971boys9#3370
1971girls1,440#209
1970boys9#3282
1970girls1,718#191
1969boys10#2861
1969girls1,858#175
1968boys12#2445
1968girls1,884#173
1967boys8#2985
1967girls2,157#158
1966boys5#3948
1966girls2,447#144
1965boys14#2178
1965girls2,800#137
1964boys9#2854
1964girls3,100#132
1963boys9#2858
1963girls3,338#124
1962boys16#2035
1962girls3,586#128
1961boys12#2409
1961girls3,858#119
1960boys10#2685
1960girls4,071#117
1959boys15#2111
1959girls4,375#108
1958boys20#1766
1958girls4,772#100
1957boys14#2190
1957girls5,019#95
1956boys17#1945
1956girls5,278#90
1955boys19#1791
1955girls5,592#78
1954boys14#2114
1954girls5,947#72
1953boys20#1709
1953girls6,123#65
1952boys17#1856
1952girls6,464#63
1951boys14#2055
1951girls6,949#54
1950boys19#1701
1950girls7,061#50
1949boys27#1409
1949girls7,707#46
1948boys22#1559
1948girls8,301#40
1947boys24#1519
1947girls8,979#38
1946boys33#1217
1946girls8,852#36
1945boys30#1204
1945girls8,301#31
1944boys36#1107
1944girls8,696#31
1943boys38#1106
1943girls9,800#28
1942boys37#1119
1942girls10,016#26
1941boys49#905
1941girls9,887#24
1940boys38#1050
1940girls10,203#18
1939boys45#931
1939girls10,420#16
1938boys65#757
1938girls10,837#13
1937boys66#751
1937girls11,453#12
1936boys52#844
1936girls12,234#11
1935boys67#750
1935girls12,785#10
1934boys49#897
1934girls14,100#9
1933boys82#637
1933girls14,644#8
1932boys89#632
1932girls16,376#8
1931boys67#756
1931girls17,664#6
1930boys83#685
1930girls19,913#4
1929boys77#705
1929girls20,983#4
1928boys88#669
1928girls22,937#4
1927boys92#662
1927girls25,316#4
1926boys74#745
1926girls26,886#4
1925boys80#723
1925girls29,173#4
1924boys79#746
1924girls31,194#3
1923boys62#860
1923girls31,486#3
1922boys67#830
1922girls32,510#3
1921boys66#849
1921girls34,822#3
1920boys63#853
1920girls35,097#3
1919boys60#850
1919girls33,706#2
1918boys80#706
1918girls36,148#2
1917boys61#804
1917girls34,251#2
1916boys83#641
1916girls32,661#2
1915boys60#776
1915girls30,866#2
1914boys54#697
1914girls23,221#2
1913boys51#615
1913girls18,888#2
1912boys38#692
1912girls16,133#2
1911boys46#426
1911girls11,801#2
1910boys30#512
1910girls10,479#2
1909boys36#408
1909girls9,250#2
1908boys30#438
1908girls8,439#2
1907boys20#540
1907girls7,579#2
1906boys26#431
1906girls7,176#2
1905boys26#421
1905girls6,811#2
1904boys15#587
1904girls6,488#2
1903boys29#357
1903girls6,129#2
1902boys30#360
1902girls5,967#2
1901boys17#466
1901girls5,247#2
1900boys18#578
1900girls6,342#2
1899boys16#481
1899girls5,048#3
1898boys17#505
1898girls5,230#3
1897boys16#495
1897girls4,519#3
1896boys10#722
1896girls4,392#3
1895boys17#491
1895girls4,023#3
1894boys8#787
1894girls3,676#4
1893boys8#768
1893girls3,249#6
1892boys7#861
1892girls2,936#9
1891boys9#635
1891girls2,417#9
1890boys7#814
1890girls2,312#12
1889boys8#722
1889girls1,909#17
1888boys5#1031
1888girls1,847#16
1887girls1,405#21
1886girls1,267#25
1885boys6#836
1885girls1,134#28
1884girls986#33
1883boys5#892
1883girls862#35
1882girls838#31
1881boys7#706
1881girls612#43
1880girls636#35

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Helen’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change-12.9%
Change since peak-98.2%