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Helen

Helen holds the #461 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 668 newborn girls in a single year. The ranking has held remarkably steady over the last five years. Its strongest year on record was 1900 (#2 nationally, 6,342 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1880. The name's biggest fan base is in District of Columbia (#73 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#461
among girl names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#2
in 1900 (1900s)
Babies in 2025
668
girls named Helen

Helen popularity, 1880–2025

0.86%1.7%2.6%3.4%18801900192019401960198020002020#2 in 1900
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1900

Where Helen is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Helen in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Helen in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Helen in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Helen in 2025NH—Washington: #368 (19 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)WA#368Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Helen in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Helen in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Helen in 2025ND—Minnesota: #397 (13 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)MN#397Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Helen in 2025WI—Michigan: #863 (8 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MI#863New York: #452 (38 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)NY#452Massachusetts: #313 (18 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)MA#313Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Helen in 2025RI—Oregon: #396 (9 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)OR#396Nevada: #433 (6 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)NV#433Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Helen in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Helen in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Helen in 2025IA—Illinois: #356 (29 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)IL#356Indiana: #651 (9 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)IN#651Ohio: #592 (17 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)OH#592Pennsylvania: #414 (26 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)PA#414New Jersey: #667 (11 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)NJ#667Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Helen in 2025CT—California: #491 (68 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)CA#491Utah: #605 (6 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)UT#605Colorado: #428 (13 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)CO#428Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Helen in 2025NE—Missouri: #442 (13 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)MO#442Kentucky: #364 (12 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)KY#364West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Helen in 2025WV—Virginia: #204 (40 girls, 0.12% of girls born 2025)VA#204Maryland: #253 (20 girls, 0.10% of girls born 2025)MD#253Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Helen in 2025DE—Arizona: #818 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)AZ#818New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Helen in 2025NM—Kansas: #286 (11 girls, 0.09% of girls born 2025)KS#286Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Helen in 2025AR—Tennessee: #364 (22 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)TN#364North Carolina: #581 (18 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)NC#581South Carolina: #278 (18 girls, 0.10% of girls born 2025)SC#278District of Columbia: #73 (9 girls, 0.45% of girls born 2025)DC#73Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Helen in 2025OK—Louisiana: #597 (7 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)LA#597Mississippi: #441 (6 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)MS#441Alabama: #372 (13 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)AL#372Georgia: #380 (29 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)GA#380Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Helen in 2025HI—Texas: #483 (67 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)TX#483Florida: #443 (42 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)FL#443
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: District of Columbia (#73), Virginia (#204), Maryland (#253)

Uniqueness score

39/ 100Very common
everywhereone of a kind

A familiar pick that most people will recognize instantly. Based on how many babies per birth were named Helen in the most recent year of SSA data.

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