FIRST NAME
Helen
Helen is the 97th most common female first name in the United States, recorded for 280,032 women and girls in the latest Census. It is also given to 325 men and boys.
AS A FEMALE NAME · #97 TODAY
1990 CENSUS
1,648,946
living · #15
2020 CENSUS
280,032
living · #97
BABIES NAMED HELEN BY BIRTH YEAR · 1880–2025
2025668
As a female name, Helen peaked in 1918, when 36,148 babies were named Helen (the #2 female name that year).
SOURCE: SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION (US BIRTHS)
AS A MALE NAME · #11,555 TODAY
2020 CENSUS
325
living · #11,555
BABIES NAMED HELEN BY BIRTH YEAR · 1881–2004
20045
As a male name, Helen peaked in 1927, when 92 babies were named Helen (the #664 male name that year).
SOURCE: SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION (US BIRTHS)