NameTides

Helena

Helena was the #363 girls' name in the US in 2025 (841 babies), and #329 in England & Wales and #284 in Canada.

Helena as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Helena as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies 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.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020IrelandCanadaScotlandNorthern IrelandUSEngland & Wales
Helena as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies 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.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#363 (841)#329 (131)#284 (12)#334 (4)#166 (28)#284 (111)
2024#414 (754)#371 (117)#790 (3)—#181 (25)#278 (110)
2023#456 (678)#297 (147)#263 (14)#391 (3)#247 (16)#298 (101)
2022#471 (675)#327 (132)#260 (14)—#304 (14)#303 (99)
2021#512 (604)#328 (145)#363 (9)#446 (3)#258 (17)#359 (91)
2020#512 (593)#327 (140)#341 (10)#397 (3)#220 (20)#288 (107)
2019#474 (658)#269 (179)#224 (18)#336 (4)#235 (20)#273 (119)
2018#458 (689)#279 (170)#301 (12)#361 (4)#255 (18)#276 (118)
2017#515 (610)#272 (180)#304 (12)#432 (3)#189 (27)#350 (94)
2016#517 (602)#280 (178)#336 (11)—#187 (27)#341 (100)
2015#534 (583)#300 (159)#252 (16)#269 (6)#244 (21)#366 (93)
2014#498 (627)#291 (164)#306 (13)—#253 (20)#305 (108)
2013#547 (543)#339 (135)#319 (12)#440 (3)#315 (15)#277 (116)
2012#558 (529)#344 (141)#233 (20)#451 (3)#317 (16)#314 (103)
2011#587 (491)#328 (146)#363 (10)#311 (5)#437 (10)#371 (88)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1884 at #201.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.

How common is it?

about 1 in 1,900 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

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

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 1,900uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 1,900uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 1,500uncommon
Northern IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 1,800uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 750common
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 1,300uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Helena is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 1,800 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 1,700 to 1 in 1,900.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Helena by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: #176MEWisconsin: #791WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #356WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #422MNIllinois: #515ILMichigan: #457MINew York: #505NYMassachusetts: #87MAOregon: #273ORNevada: #433NVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: #565IAIndiana: #377INOhio: #371OHPennsylvania: #386PANew Jersey: #229NJConnecticut: #298CTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #320CAUtah: #605UTColorado: #370CONebraska: #335NEMissouri: #516MOKentucky: #570KYWest Virginia: #308WVVirginia: #272VAMaryland: #511MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #416AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: #497KSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #645TNNorth Carolina: #489NCSouth Carolina: #519SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: #819ALGeorgia: #452GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #321TXFlorida: #211FL
Helena (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
Quebec2025#12545
Ontario2024#41830

Helena (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
HelenaCanadaGirls#284111
HelenaEngland & WalesGirls#329131
HelenaIrelandGirls#16628
HelenaNorthern IrelandGirls#3344
HelenaScotlandGirls#28412
HelenaUSGirls#363841