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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201994peak #194, 1881girls
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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 1994

  • 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: fewer than 5 girls named Helena, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Helena, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Helena, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Helena, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Helena, so not publishedMNIllinois: #674 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 4,949 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Helena, so not publishedWIMichigan: #562 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 4,170 girlsMINew York: #505 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 3,476 girlsNYMassachusetts: #490 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,758 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Helena, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Helena, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Helena, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Helena, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Helena, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Helena, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Helena, so not publishedINOhio: #568 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 4,620 girlsOHPennsylvania: #600 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 4,995 girlsPANew Jersey: #433 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,935 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Helena, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #628 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 4,409 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Helena, so not publishedUTColorado: #549 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,371 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Helena, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Helena, so not publishedMOKentucky: #511 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,998 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Helena, so not publishedWVVirginia: #626 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,038 girlsVAMaryland: #681 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,052 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Helena, so not publishedDEArizona: #462 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,459 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Helena, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Helena, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Helena, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Helena, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #678 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,450 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Helena, so not publishedSCDistrict 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: fewer than 5 girls named Helena, so not publishedALGeorgia: #677 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,094 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Helena, so not publishedHITexas: #1,066 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 9,065 girlsTXFlorida: #1,139 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 10,646 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Jersey#433 · 1 in 2,935
  2. Arizona#462 · 1 in 2,459
  3. Massachusetts#490 · 1 in 3,758
  4. New York#505 · 1 in 3,476
  5. Kentucky#511 · 1 in 3,998

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Jersey#433151 in 2,935
Arizona#462111 in 2,459
Massachusetts#49091 in 3,758
New York#505321 in 3,476
Kentucky#51151 in 3,998
Colorado#54961 in 3,371
Michigan#562131 in 4,170
Ohio#568141 in 4,620
Pennsylvania#600131 in 4,995
Virginia#62671 in 5,038
California#628551 in 4,409
Illinois#674151 in 4,949
Georgia#67781 in 5,094
North Carolina#67871 in 5,450
Maryland#68151 in 5,052
Texas#1,066151 in 9,065
Florida#1,13971 in 10,646
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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 1994

girls
#724
287 births · 1 in 6,222 girls

Top girls' names in 1994

  1. #1Jessica32,122
  2. #2Ashley30,281
  3. #3Emily24,154
  4. #4Samantha22,824
  5. #5Sarah22,299
  6. #6Taylor20,734
  7. #7Brittany18,900
  8. #8Amanda18,718
  9. #9Elizabeth16,786
  10. #10Megan16,580
  11. #724Helena287
More about 1994

girls

1,785,753 girls got a published name in 1994; 1 in 6,222 of them was named Helena, which outranked 95.4% of the 15,759 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 12.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Helena
  1. #719Gladys288
  2. #719Jenifer288
  3. #719Lesley288
  4. #724Helena287
  5. #724Lara287
  6. #724Leigh287
  7. #724Mikala287
  8. #729Joanne286
  9. #730Ashly285
  10. #730Christiana285

Tied with 4 names at #724; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1993
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,523Nohely#5,419 → #896
  2. ↑ 4,322Aaliyah#4,524 → #202
  3. ↑ 2,306Zana#3,108 → #802
  4. ↑ 1,711Aliyah#2,068 → #357
  5. ↑ 1,430Zhane#2,012 → #582
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,015Coraima#875 → #1,890
  2. ↓ 799Kalene#929 → #1,728
  3. ↓ 656Deyanira#938 → #1,594
  4. ↓ 577Crysta#968 → #1,545
  5. ↓ 562Hilary#647 → #1,209

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

See the top 100 for 1994 →