Helen

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Helen is a given name of Greek origin used predominantly for girls. There have been 1,026,632 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 1,023,527 as girls and 3,105 as boys. Helen gained popularity in the 1890s, peaked in 1918 and has since declined significantly. It is the #40 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 726
2023 776
2022 749
2021 704
2020 721
2019 743
2018 745
2017 763
2016 816
2015 767
2014 802
2013 740
2012 772
2011 731
2010 704
2009 826
2008 885
2007 932
2006 949
2005 961
2004 866
2003 783
2002 875
2001 884
2000 891
1999 841
1998 832
1997 812
1996 900
1995 838
1994 854
1993 873
1992 828
1991 779
1990 870
1989 868
1988 781
1987 816
1986 774
1985 814
1984 865
1983 844
1982 876
1981 899
1980 913
1979 883
1978 930
1977 1,000
1976 952
1975 1,065
1974 1,148
1973 1,136
1972 1,250
1971 1,449
1970 1,727
1969 1,868
1968 1,896
1967 2,164
1966 2,452
1965 2,815
1964 3,109
1963 3,346
1962 3,603
1961 3,870
1960 4,080
1959 4,389
1958 4,789
1957 5,034
1956 5,296
1955 5,611
1954 5,961
1953 6,143
1952 6,481
1951 6,964
1950 7,079
1949 7,734
1948 8,323
1947 9,003
1946 8,886
1945 8,330
1944 8,732
1943 9,838
1942 10,053
1941 9,936
1940 10,241
1939 10,464
1938 10,902
1937 11,520
1936 12,286
1935 12,851
1934 14,150
1933 14,726
1932 16,465
1931 17,731
1930 19,996
1929 21,059
1928 23,025
1927 25,409
1926 26,959
1925 29,253
1924 31,273
1923 31,548
1922 32,577
1921 34,888
1920 35,160
1919 33,766
1918 36,228
1917 34,312
1916 32,744
1915 30,926
1914 23,275
1913 18,939
1912 16,171
1911 11,847
1910 10,509
1909 9,286
1908 8,469
1907 7,599
1906 7,202
1905 6,837
1904 6,503
1903 6,158
1902 5,997
1901 5,264
1900 6,360
1899 5,064
1898 5,247
1897 4,535
1896 4,402
1895 4,040
1894 3,684
1893 3,257
1892 2,943
1891 2,426
1890 2,319
1889 1,917
1888 1,852
1887 1,405
1886 1,267
1885 1,140
1884 986
1883 867
1882 838
1881 619
1880 636