NameTides

Helen

Helen was the #461 girls' name in the US in 2025 (668 babies), and #705 in England & Wales and #856 in Canada.

Helen as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Helen as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.012.52537.55018801900192019401960198020002020IrelandUSCanadaEngland & WalesScotland
Helen as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.012.52537.5501880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#461 (668)#705 (52)#780 (3)—#381 (10)#856 (33)—
2024#425 (728)#885 (41)#541 (5)—#441 (8)#875 (32)—
2023#395 (777)#1,030 (33)#749 (3)#391 (3)#262 (15)#808 (34)—
2022#422 (749)#876 (40)#531 (5)—#389 (10)#722 (38)—
2021#443 (704)#788 (46)#652 (4)—#390 (10)#725 (40)—
2020#426 (721)#749 (49)#636 (4)—#336 (12)#714 (40)—
2019#428 (743)#749 (51)#650 (4)—#395 (10)#787 (36)—
2018#415 (745)#641 (63)#809 (3)—#255 (18)#610 (49)—
2017#418 (764)#624 (67)#666 (4)—#316 (14)#680 (43)—
2016#409 (816)#622 (68)#798 (3)—#254 (18)#627 (48)—
2015#419 (767)#735 (53)#653 (4)—#222 (23)#617 (48)—
2014#403 (802)#763 (51)#346 (11)—#291 (17)#619 (49)—
2013#411 (740)#639 (64)#506 (6)#440 (3)#254 (20)#575 (52)—
2012#403 (772)#690 (60)#397 (9)—#295 (17)#571 (52)—
2011#429 (731)#721 (53)#394 (9)#311 (5)#220 (24)#559 (52)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1917 at #2.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 2,400 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 2,400uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 4,900uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 6,000uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 2,100uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 4,500uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Helen is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 2,300 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 2,000 to 1 in 2,600.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Helen by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #368WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #397MNIllinois: #356ILMichigan: #863MINew York: #452NYMassachusetts: #313MAOregon: #396ORNevada: #433NVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #651INOhio: #592OHPennsylvania: #414PANew Jersey: #667NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #491CAUtah: #605UTColorado: #428CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #442MOKentucky: #364KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #204VAMaryland: #253MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #818AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: #286KSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #364TNNorth Carolina: #581NCSouth Carolina: #278SCDistrict of Columbia: #73DCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: #597LAMississippi: #441MSAlabama: #372ALGeorgia: #380GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #483TXFlorida: #443FL
Helen (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#64419

Helen (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
HelenCanadaGirls#85633
HelenEngland & WalesGirls#70552
HelenIrelandGirls#38110
HelenNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
HelenNSWGirls—too few
HelenScotlandGirls#7803
HelenUSGirls#461668
HelenUSBoys—too few