Helena

#363 for girls in 2025, 841 births

Peak · girls
#194
1881 · 61 births
Debut · girls
1880
60 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
40,412
since 1880

Helena over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Helena has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202007peak #194, 1881girls
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirls
rankbirths
2025#363841
2024#414754
2023#456678
2022#471675
2021#512604
2020#512593
2019#474658
2018#458689
2017#515610
2016#517602
2015#534583
2014#498627
2013#547543
2012#558529
2011#587491
2010#534550
2009#573533
2008#609503
2007#536584
2006#511595
2005#542530
2004#561511
2003#521541
2002#599432
2001#602417
2000#662367
1999#590415
1998#678339
1997#693310
1996#640350
1995#637342
1994#724287
1993#841233
1992#1,006187
1991#962196
1990#946200
1989#986175
1988#913187
1987#960166
1986#815206
1985#858187
1984#789203
1983#774206
1982#710244
1981#743222
1980#759218
1979#693244
1978#736212
1977#725213
1976#772186
1975#721205
1974#738193
1973#743188
1972#738189
1971#777187
1970#736201
1969#723193
1968#716185
1967#695197
1966#636226
1965#594260
1964#563305
1963#608272
1962#635253
1961#672236
1960#694215
1959#631249
1958#654230
1957#602263
1956#636225
1955#642208
1954#622214
1953#586228
1952#601209
1951#560228
1950#562219
1949#555226
1948#578210
1947#576220
1946#520228
1945#550178
1944#536183
1943#515209
1942#501218
1941#500194
1940#477200
1939#478195
1938#519168
1937#464198
1936#482177
1935#462190
1934#472188
1933#459205
1932#442224
1931#411248
1930#427242
1929#421252
1928#415270
1927#403287
1926#429257
1925#363351
1924#342386
1923#339372
1922#345358
1921#334391
1920#334383
1919#301440
1918#285488
1917#294440
1916#289424
1915#289405
1914#291327
1913#302245
1912#308220
1911#298175
1910#293175
1909#292151
1908#316124
1907#296139
1906#34793
1905#326106
1904#305112
1903#302108
1902#270133
1901#271119
1900#316112
1899#239135
1898#258133
1897#245131
1896#264118
1895#273107
1894#267106
1893#26999
1892#234124
1891#25194
1890#248100
1889#230103
1888#228103
1887#23978
1886#24869
1885#20886
1884#20186
1883#21069
1882#22160
1881#19461
1880#19860
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Helena was already there! It came in at #198, and was given to 60 baby girls.

Quietest stretch: 1880–1887, when fewer than 87 girls a year got the name.

Where Helena is popular in 2007

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Helena, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Helena, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Helena, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Helena, so not publishedNHWashington: #481 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,235 girlsWAIdaho: #275 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,018 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Helena, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Helena, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #539 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,978 girlsMNIllinois: #607 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 3,386 girlsILWisconsin: #732 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,250 girlsWIMichigan: #476 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,689 girlsMINew York: #410 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 2,080 girlsNYMassachusetts: #499 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,775 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Helena, so not publishedRIOregon: #434 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,863 girlsORNevada: #396 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,591 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Helena, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Helena, so not publishedSDIowa: #482 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,323 girlsIAIndiana: #578 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,013 girlsINOhio: #485 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 2,607 girlsOHPennsylvania: #384 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 2,005 girlsPANew Jersey: #413 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,060 girlsNJConnecticut: #255 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,153 girlsCTCalifornia: #545 for girls · 76 births · 1 in 3,109 girlsCAUtah: #649 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,269 girlsUTColorado: #630 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,108 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Helena, so not publishedNEMissouri: #811 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,941 girlsMOKentucky: #687 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,097 girlsKYWest Virginia: #334 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,407 girlsWVVirginia: #495 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,565 girlsVAMaryland: #424 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,975 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Helena, so not publishedDEArizona: #346 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,519 girlsAZNew Mexico: #203 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 710 girlsNMKansas: #609 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,814 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Helena, so not publishedARTennessee: #779 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,650 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #527 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,673 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #484 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,106 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Helena, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Helena, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Helena, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Helena, so not publishedMSAlabama: #693 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,557 girlsALGeorgia: #532 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 2,582 girlsGAHawaii: #233 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 683 girlsHITexas: #674 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 3,759 girlsTXFlorida: #590 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 3,307 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Mexico#203 · 1 in 710
  2. Hawaii#233 · 1 in 683
  3. Connecticut#255 · 1 in 1,153
  4. Idaho#275 · 1 in 1,018
  5. West Virginia#334 · 1 in 1,407

Best ever in a state: #57 in Vermont, 1912.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#203121 in 710
Hawaii#23351 in 683
Connecticut#255121 in 1,153
Idaho#27571 in 1,018
West Virginia#33451 in 1,407
Arizona#346251 in 1,519
Pennsylvania#384281 in 2,005
Nevada#39681 in 1,591
New York#410471 in 2,080
New Jersey#413201 in 2,060
Maryland#424131 in 1,975
Oregon#43491 in 1,863
Michigan#476171 in 2,689
Washington#481141 in 2,235
Iowa#48261 in 2,323
South Carolina#48491 in 2,106
Ohio#485221 in 2,607
Virginia#495151 in 2,565
Massachusetts#499101 in 2,775
North Carolina#527181 in 2,673
Georgia#532211 in 2,582
Minnesota#53991 in 2,978
California#545761 in 3,109
Indiana#578111 in 3,013
Florida#590271 in 3,307
Illinois#607201 in 3,386
Kansas#60951 in 2,814
Colorado#63081 in 3,108
Utah#64961 in 3,269
Texas#674451 in 3,759
Kentucky#68751 in 4,097
Alabama#69361 in 3,557
Wisconsin#73261 in 4,250
Tennessee#77971 in 4,650
Missouri#81161 in 4,941
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Helena
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 51 spots since 2024 (#414 → #363)
  • 149 spots since 2020 (#512 → #363)
  • 171 spots since 2015 (#534 → #363)
  • Biggest jump: 165 spots in 1993 (#1,006 → #841)
  • Biggest drop: 145 spots in 1987 (#815 → #960)
Rise & fade · girls
1 yr to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1881 at #194 (61 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 145 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 145 yrs · run 1880–1991
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,500
  • Highest: 1 in 1,500 girls born in 1884 were named Helena (0.07%)
  • Latest: 1 in 1,911 girls born in 2025 (0.05%)
  • Its best rank, #194 in 1881, was only 1 in 1,507 (0.07%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 2010s
  • 14.6% of all girls named Helena (5,882) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s775#194 (1881)#218
1890s1,147#234 (1892)#255
1900s1,197#270 (1902)#304
1910s3,339#285 (1918)#295
1920s3,307#334 (1921)#373
1930s2,035#411 (1931)#462
1940s2,066#477 (1940)#531
1950s2,273#560 (1951)#610
1960s2,342#563 (1964)#654
1970s2,018#693 (1979)#738
1980s2,014#710 (1982)#831
1990s2,859#590 (1999)#772
2000s5,013#511 (2006)#572
2010s5,882#458 (2018)#522
2020s4,145#363 (2025)#455

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Helena in 2007

girls
#536
584 births · 1 in 3,292 girls

Top girls' names in 2007

  1. #1Emily19,367
  2. #2Isabella19,143
  3. #3Emma18,390
  4. #4Ava18,053
  5. #5Madison17,968
  6. #6Sophia17,031
  7. #7Olivia16,589
  8. #8Abigail15,476
  9. #9Hannah13,323
  10. #10Elizabeth13,071
  11. #536Helena584
More about 2007

girls

1,922,617 girls got a published name in 2007; 1 in 3,292 of them was named Helena, which outranked 97.4% of the 20,584 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Helena
  1. #532Sylvia588
  2. #534Kenya587
  3. #535Jaida586
  4. #536Helena584
  5. #537Cristina582
  6. #538Tara581
  7. #539Cara579
Biggest movers since 2006
Risers
  1. ↑ 16,568Jaslene#17,168 → #600
  2. ↑ 5,379Marely#6,125 → #746
  3. ↑ 2,556Audrina#3,264 → #708
  4. ↑ 2,506Jordin#3,090 → #584
  5. ↑ 1,358Azul#2,081 → #723
Fallers
  1. ↓ 4,216Bethzy#881 → #5,097
  2. ↓ 346Akeelah#708 → #1,054
  3. ↓ 326Tayla#926 → #1,252
  4. ↓ 312Betsy#747 → #1,059
  5. ↓ 295Shakira#780 → #1,075

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2007 →