Helene
#3,577 for girls in 2025, 42 births
- Peak · girls
- 1916 · 718 births
- Debut · girls
- 17 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 33,334since 1880
Helene over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Helene has never cracked the top 200 here.
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
| Year | girls | |
|---|---|---|
| rank | births | |
| 2025 | #3,577 | 42 |
| 2024 | #3,758 | 40 |
| 2023 | #4,114 | 35 |
| 2022 | #4,582 | 30 |
| 2021 | #4,833 | 27 |
| 2020 | #3,915 | 36 |
| 2019 | #4,343 | 32 |
| 2018 | #5,454 | 23 |
| 2017 | #4,384 | 32 |
| 2016 | #4,250 | 34 |
| 2015 | #3,705 | 41 |
| 2014 | #4,350 | 33 |
| 2013 | #3,703 | 41 |
| 2012 | #4,957 | 28 |
| 2011 | #3,843 | 39 |
| 2010 | #4,023 | 37 |
| 2009 | #4,677 | 31 |
| 2008 | #4,761 | 31 |
| 2007 | #3,428 | 48 |
| 2006 | #3,414 | 47 |
| 2005 | #3,461 | 43 |
| 2004 | #2,927 | 54 |
| 2003 | #1,823 | 102 |
| 2002 | #3,394 | 40 |
| 2001 | #2,963 | 48 |
| 2000 | #4,291 | 28 |
| 1999 | #3,245 | 39 |
| 1998 | #3,116 | 40 |
| 1997 | #3,105 | 38 |
| 1996 | #2,672 | 46 |
| 1995 | #2,735 | 44 |
| 1994 | #2,661 | 46 |
| 1993 | #2,451 | 51 |
| 1992 | #2,576 | 48 |
| 1991 | #2,189 | 60 |
| 1990 | #2,374 | 52 |
| 1989 | #2,119 | 58 |
| 1988 | #2,295 | 48 |
| 1987 | #2,044 | 54 |
| 1986 | #2,265 | 45 |
| 1985 | #2,253 | 45 |
| 1984 | #1,886 | 56 |
| 1983 | #1,858 | 56 |
| 1982 | #2,082 | 49 |
| 1981 | #1,515 | 79 |
| 1980 | #1,552 | 75 |
| 1979 | #1,482 | 80 |
| 1978 | #1,598 | 67 |
| 1977 | #1,414 | 79 |
| 1976 | #1,244 | 90 |
| 1975 | #1,350 | 79 |
| 1974 | #1,151 | 100 |
| 1973 | #1,038 | 112 |
| 1972 | #1,065 | 108 |
| 1971 | #1,010 | 123 |
| 1970 | #940 | 135 |
| 1969 | #826 | 155 |
| 1968 | #804 | 157 |
| 1967 | #720 | 185 |
| 1966 | #611 | 242 |
| 1965 | #562 | 286 |
| 1964 | #532 | 342 |
| 1963 | #509 | 368 |
| 1962 | #525 | 345 |
| 1961 | #495 | 384 |
| 1960 | #467 | 432 |
| 1959 | #454 | 454 |
| 1958 | #430 | 479 |
| 1957 | #441 | 453 |
| 1956 | #433 | 451 |
| 1955 | #398 | 483 |
| 1954 | #403 | 461 |
| 1953 | #399 | 454 |
| 1952 | #369 | 502 |
| 1951 | #360 | 494 |
| 1950 | #349 | 508 |
| 1949 | #342 | 512 |
| 1948 | #340 | 522 |
| 1947 | #325 | 581 |
| 1946 | #323 | 530 |
| 1945 | #315 | 458 |
| 1944 | #316 | 456 |
| 1943 | #328 | 462 |
| 1942 | #295 | 533 |
| 1941 | #305 | 450 |
| 1940 | #302 | 429 |
| 1939 | #301 | 416 |
| 1938 | #300 | 444 |
| 1937 | #291 | 453 |
| 1936 | #288 | 445 |
| 1935 | #309 | 400 |
| 1934 | #313 | 397 |
| 1933 | #307 | 405 |
| 1932 | #294 | 455 |
| 1931 | #305 | 439 |
| 1930 | #272 | 550 |
| 1929 | #299 | 483 |
| 1928 | #295 | 506 |
| 1927 | #298 | 500 |
| 1926 | #297 | 511 |
| 1925 | #300 | 488 |
| 1924 | #282 | 544 |
| 1923 | #270 | 570 |
| 1922 | #262 | 613 |
| 1921 | #264 | 624 |
| 1920 | #252 | 680 |
| 1919 | #249 | 664 |
| 1918 | #235 | 728 |
| 1917 | #230 | 721 |
| 1916 | #227 | 718 |
| 1915 | #231 | 682 |
| 1914 | #230 | 538 |
| 1913 | #234 | 425 |
| 1912 | #232 | 378 |
| 1911 | #232 | 283 |
| 1910 | #255 | 226 |
| 1909 | #271 | 176 |
| 1908 | #302 | 138 |
| 1907 | #275 | 160 |
| 1906 | #274 | 149 |
| 1905 | #273 | 146 |
| 1904 | #292 | 121 |
| 1903 | #282 | 123 |
| 1902 | #321 | 94 |
| 1901 | #265 | 122 |
| 1900 | #277 | 138 |
| 1899 | #316 | 89 |
| 1898 | #317 | 98 |
| 1897 | #273 | 108 |
| 1896 | #291 | 100 |
| 1895 | #312 | 87 |
| 1894 | #313 | 78 |
| 1893 | #324 | 68 |
| 1892 | #360 | 54 |
| 1891 | #302 | 68 |
| 1890 | #337 | 57 |
| 1889 | #362 | 44 |
| 1888 | #387 | 39 |
| 1887 | #390 | 31 |
| 1886 | #371 | 33 |
| 1885 | #386 | 28 |
| 1884 | #391 | 26 |
| 1883 | #375 | 24 |
| 1882 | #407 | 20 |
| 1881 | #374 | 20 |
| 1880 | #403 | 17 |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Helene was already there! It came in at #403, and was given to 17 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1883, when fewer than 25 girls a year got the name.
Where Helene is popular in 1940
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- New York#127 · 1 in 680
- Rhode Island#131 · 1 in 647
- Connecticut#144 · 1 in 968
- New Jersey#146 · 1 in 923
- Pennsylvania#183 · 1 in 1,316
Best ever in a state: #75 in Rhode Island, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | #127 | 132 | 1 in 680 |
| Rhode Island | #131 | 7 | 1 in 647 |
| Connecticut | #144 | 11 | 1 in 968 |
| New Jersey | #146 | 28 | 1 in 923 |
| Pennsylvania | #183 | 57 | 1 in 1,316 |
| Massachusetts | #185 | 16 | 1 in 1,837 |
| Illinois | #213 | 30 | 1 in 1,875 |
| Michigan | #248 | 18 | 1 in 2,429 |
| Maryland | #258 | 6 | 1 in 2,167 |
| Wisconsin | #276 | 7 | 1 in 3,455 |
| California | #317 | 20 | 1 in 2,496 |
| Minnesota | #325 | 6 | 1 in 3,784 |
| Iowa | #335 | 5 | 1 in 3,944 |
| Ohio | #335 | 13 | 1 in 4,054 |
| Missouri | #373 | 7 | 1 in 3,995 |
| Indiana | #400 | 5 | 1 in 5,372 |
| Louisiana | #431 | 6 | 1 in 3,900 |
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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.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 181 spots since 2024 (#3,758 → #3,577)
- 338 spots since 2020 (#3,915 → #3,577)
- 128 spots since 2015 (#3,705 → #3,577)
- Biggest jump: 39 spots in 1900 (#316 → #277)
- Biggest drop: 114 spots in 1970 (#826 → #940)
Rise & fade · girls
36 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1916 at #227 (718 births)
- Births halved by 1962, 46 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 91 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 91 yrs · run 1880–1970
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,416
- Highest: 1 in 1,416 girls born in 1914 were named Helene (0.07%)
- Latest: 1 in 38,268 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #227 in 1916, was only 1 in 1,455 (0.07%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1920s
- 16.6% of all girls named Helene (5,519) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 282 | #362 (1889) | #385 |
| 1890s | 807 | #273 (1897) | #315 |
| 1900s | 1,367 | #265 (1901) | #283 |
| 1910s | 5,363 | #227 (1916) | #236 |
| 1920s | 5,519 | #252 (1920) | #282 |
| 1930s | 4,404 | #272 (1930) | #298 |
| 1940s | 4,933 | #295 (1942) | #319 |
| 1950s | 4,739 | #349 (1950) | #404 |
| 1960s | 2,896 | #467 (1960) | #605 |
| 1970s | 973 | #940 (1970) | #1,229 |
| 1980s | 565 | #1,515 (1981) | #1,987 |
| 1990s | 464 | #2,189 (1991) | #2,712 |
| 2000s | 472 | #1,823 (2003) | #3,514 |
| 2010s | 340 | #3,703 (2013) | #4,301 |
| 2020s | 210 | #3,577 (2025) | #4,130 |
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.
Helene in 1940
girls
#302
429 births · 1 in 2,666 girls
Top girls' names in 1940
More about 1940
girls
1,143,528 girls got a published name in 1940; 1 in 2,666 of them was named Helene, which outranked 94.0% of the 5,028 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Helene
Biggest movers since 1939
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.