NameTides

Helene

Helene was the #3,577 girls' name in the US in 2025 (42 babies), and #5,927 in England & Wales and #1,882 in Canada.

Helene as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Helene as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSEngland & Wales
Helene as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
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 & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#3,577 (42)#5,927 (3)——#1,882 (12)
2024#3,758 (40)———#1,617 (14)
2023#4,114 (35)———#1,203 (20)
2022#4,582 (30)———#1,166 (21)
2021#4,833 (27)———#1,681 (13)
2020#3,915 (36)———#1,557 (14)
2019#4,343 (32)———#1,798 (12)
2018#5,454 (23)#4,684 (4)——#2,344 (8)
2017#4,384 (32)#5,765 (3)——#3,307 (5)
2016#4,250 (34)———#1,533 (15)
2015#3,705 (41)#4,103 (5)——#1,427 (16)
2014#4,350 (33)#5,691 (3)——#1,530 (15)
2013#3,703 (41)———#1,364 (17)
2012#4,957 (28)#3,285 (7)——#1,695 (13)
2011#3,843 (39)#4,049 (5)——#1,588 (14)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1914 at #230.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 38,000 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 38,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 83,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 13,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Helene is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 32,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 29,000 to 1 in 35,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Helene by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #3,095CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Helene (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#6696

Helene (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
HeleneCanadaGirls#1,88212
HeleneEngland & WalesGirls#5,9273
HeleneIrelandGirls—too few
HeleneNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
HeleneScotlandGirls—too few
HeleneUSGirls#3,57742