Helen
4 countries#461 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Helen was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
1,027,307 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #461 · peaked in 1918 with 36,228 births
Most common in: Pennsylvania, New York, Illinois, Ohio, California
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
3,308 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #780 · peaked in 1975 with 255 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
France
737 births recorded 1908–2022 · currently #3640 · peaked in 1990 with 27 births
Most common in: Paris, Nord, Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Maritime, Yvelines
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
131 births recorded 1997–2023 · peaked in 1999 with 15 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Helen’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #348 | — |
| 2007 | #349 | ↓1 |
| 2008 | #368 | ↓19 |
| 2009 | #388 | ↓20 |
| 2010 | #436 | ↓48 |
| 2011 | #429 | ↑7 |
| 2012 | #403 | ↑26 |
| 2013 | #411 | ↓8 |
| 2014 | #403 | ↑8 |
| 2015 | #419 | ↓16 |
| 2016 | #409 | ↑10 |
| 2017 | #418 | ↓9 |
| 2018 | #415 | ↑3 |
| 2019 | #428 | ↓13 |
| 2020 | #426 | ↑2 |
| 2021 | #443 | ↓17 |
| 2022 | #422 | ↑21 |
| 2023 | #395 | ↑27 |
| 2024 | #425 | ↓30 |
| 2025 | #461 | ↓36 |
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