Helen

Given to 1,027,307 US babies since 1880

● Steady

Rank in 2025

#461

recorded as girls

36 since 2024

—

recorded as boys

Babies in 2025

668

girls 668

Peak year

1917

34,251 babies recorded as girls

All-time total

1,027,307

since 1880

Born a Helen? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Helen was most popular in 1917, when 34,251 babies recorded as girls got the name (31.7 per 1,000). In 2025, 668 babies were named Helen, ranking #461 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	668	461	<5	—
2024	728	425	<5	—
2023	777	395	<5	—
2022	749	422	<5	—
2021	704	443	<5	—
2020	721	426	<5	—
2019	743	428	<5	—
2018	745	415	<5	—
2017	764	418	<5	—
2016	816	409	<5	—
2015	767	419	<5	—
2014	802	403	<5	—
2013	740	411	<5	—
2012	772	403	<5	—
2011	731	429	<5	—
2010	705	436	<5	—
2009	826	388	<5	—
2008	885	368	<5	—
2007	932	349	<5	—
2006	949	348	<5	—
2005	961	333	<5	—
2004	861	364	5	11356
2003	783	392	<5	—
2002	875	341	<5	—
2001	884	344	<5	—
2000	891	345	<5	—
1999	841	356	<5	—
1998	832	348	<5	—
1997	812	345	<5	—
1996	900	312	<5	—
1995	837	325	<5	—
1994	849	321	5	8800
1993	867	307	5	8700
1992	828	326	<5	—
1991	774	340	5	8236
1990	863	316	7	6415
1989	858	305	10	4811
1988	774	321	7	5751
1987	816	297	<5	—
1986	766	311	6	5926
1985	808	301	6	5785
1984	858	281	7	4973
1983	844	278	<5	—
1982	876	279	<5	—
1981	899	275	<5	—
1980	914	272	<5	—
1979	879	278	5	6056
1978	925	255	5	5772
1977	994	249	6	5123
1976	943	250	9	3724
1975	1,059	229	6	4797
1974	1,140	225	7	4190
1973	1,137	221	<5	—
1972	1,241	225	9	3344
1971	1,440	209	9	3370
1970	1,718	191	9	3282
1969	1,858	175	10	2861
1968	1,884	173	12	2445
1967	2,157	158	8	2985
1966	2,447	144	5	3948
1965	2,800	137	14	2178
1964	3,100	132	9	2854
1963	3,338	124	9	2858
1962	3,586	128	16	2035
1961	3,858	119	12	2409
1960	4,071	117	10	2685
1959	4,375	108	15	2111
1958	4,772	100	20	1766
1957	5,019	95	14	2190
1956	5,278	90	17	1945
1955	5,592	78	19	1791
1954	5,947	72	14	2114
1953	6,123	65	20	1709
1952	6,464	63	17	1856
1951	6,949	54	14	2055
1950	7,061	50	19	1701
1949	7,707	46	27	1409
1948	8,301	40	22	1559
1947	8,979	38	24	1519
1946	8,852	36	33	1217
1945	8,301	31	30	1204
1944	8,696	31	36	1107
1943	9,800	28	38	1106
1942	10,016	26	37	1119
1941	9,887	24	49	905
1940	10,203	18	38	1050
1939	10,420	16	45	931
1938	10,837	13	65	757
1937	11,453	12	66	751
1936	12,234	11	52	844
1935	12,785	10	67	750
1934	14,100	9	49	897
1933	14,644	8	82	637
1932	16,376	8	89	632
1931	17,664	6	67	756
1930	19,913	4	83	685
1929	20,983	4	77	705
1928	22,937	4	88	669
1927	25,316	4	92	662
1926	26,886	4	74	745
1925	29,173	4	80	723
1924	31,194	3	79	746
1923	31,486	3	62	860
1922	32,510	3	67	830
1921	34,822	3	66	849
1920	35,097	3	63	853
1919	33,706	2	60	850
1918	36,148	2	80	706
1917	34,251	2	61	804
1916	32,661	2	83	641
1915	30,866	2	60	776
1914	23,221	2	54	697
1913	18,888	2	51	615
1912	16,133	2	38	692
1911	11,801	2	46	426
1910	10,479	2	30	512
1909	9,250	2	36	408
1908	8,439	2	30	438
1907	7,579	2	20	540
1906	7,176	2	26	431
1905	6,811	2	26	421
1904	6,488	2	15	587
1903	6,129	2	29	357
1902	5,967	2	30	360
1901	5,247	2	17	466
1900	6,342	2	18	578
1899	5,048	3	16	481
1898	5,230	3	17	505
1897	4,519	3	16	495
1896	4,392	3	10	722
1895	4,023	3	17	491
1894	3,676	4	8	787
1893	3,249	6	8	768
1892	2,936	9	7	861
1891	2,417	9	9	635
1890	2,312	12	7	814
1889	1,909	17	8	722
1888	1,847	16	5	1031
1887	1,405	21	<5	—
1886	1,267	25	<5	—
1885	1,134	28	6	836
1884	986	33	<5	—
1883	862	35	5	892
1882	838	31	<5	—
1881	612	43	7	706
1880	636	35	<5	—