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Helen name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Helen ranks #462 in female records (668 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#462 · 668 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count decreased by 60 female records (728 to 668); rank moved from #425 to #462.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count decreased by 36 female records (704 to 668); rank moved from #444 to #462.
2025 male rank and count
No published 2025 observation. A missing observation is not zero.
Peak year in available data
2016: 816 female records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Helen becoming more popular?

Helen's reported female count decreased by 60 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #425 to #462. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

The 2025 file has no published male observation for Helen. That is not a count of zero.

Helen in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for HelenFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.8160201620252016: 816 female records2017: 764 female records2018: 745 female records2019: 743 female records2020: 721 female records2021: 704 female records2022: 749 female records2023: 777 female records2024: 728 female records2025: 668 female records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025668462——
2024728425——
2023777395——
2022749422——
2021704444——
2020721426——
2019743429——
2018745415——
2017764418——
2016816409——

Questions about Helen’s popularity

How common is Helen in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Helen ranks #462 in female records (668 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Helen?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Helen only.

Can I compare this name with my partner?

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