Hellen

Where Hellen comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Hellen.

Hellen through the years
  1. 1883
    First appearance
    #920 among girls with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1924
    Peak, #508
    195 babies named Hellen, the most in any year.
  3. 1939
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #735.
  4. 1968
    Hellen Kimaiyo born
    Kenyan runner; athletics competitor
  5. 1989
    Hellen Obiri born
    Kenyan middle-distance runner
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Hellen Obiri · Kenyan middle-distance runner, born 1989
  • Hellen Kimaiyo · Kenyan runner; athletics competitor, born 1968
  • Hellen Mubanga · Zambian association football player, born 1995
  • Hellen Lukoma · Ugandan actress and artist, born 1992
  • Hellen Murshali · Minister of Social Welfare of Central Equatoria, South Sudan

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.