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Helen
Pronounced /ˈhɛlən/
Rank in 2024
unranked
Born in 2024
0
Peak year
1927 · #665
Origin
Ancient Greek
Also recorded for girls:726 in 2024 (#424)
1880 to 2024
UncommonIts story in numbers
- No boys were recorded as Helen in 2024; the SSA lists names only when 5 or more babies get them.
- It peaked in 1927 with 92 babies, ranked #665.
- It first shows up in the records in 1881.
- 3,105 boys have been named Helen since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Helen per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- <0.1Greatest1901–27
- <0.1Silent1928–45
- <0.1Boomers1946–64
- <0.1Gen X1965–80
- <0.1Millennials1981–96
- <0.1Gen Z1997–12
- 0Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 1,375 babies, 0.08 per 1,000. Silent: 1,058 babies, 0.05 per 1,000. Boomers: 331 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen X: 114 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Millennials: 58 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Gen Z: 5 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
From French Hélène, from Latin Helena, from Ancient Greek Ἑλένη (Helénē). Doublet of Elaine.
- A female given name from Ancient Greek.
- Origin
- Ancient Greek
- Say it
- /ˈhɛlən/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Helen, CC BY-SA 4.0.