Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1924

Hellen

Meaning Hellen is a feminine given name Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,800 Trend ↑ Rising 57%

Hellen is a feminine given name.

Rank 2025
#1,800
among girls · ↓158 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
112
named Hellen · -11% vs 2024
How common
1 in 14,351
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1924
195 babies
All-time total
8,353
#1,864 all-time among girls
First recorded
1883
in Social Security records

Hellen popularity over time

8,353 babies have been named Hellen since 1883, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1924Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s 53 5 – #650
1890s 153 15 +189% #727
1900s 252 25 +65% #627
1910s 916 92 +263% #545
1920s 1,668 167 +82% #510
1930s 1,191 119 -29% #531
1940s 864 86 -27% #709
1950s 531 53 -39% #1,060
1960s 297 30 -44% #1,867
1970s 184 18 -38% #2,902
1980s 182 18 -1% #3,468
1990s 231 23 +27% #3,477
2000s 484 48 +110% #2,376
2010s 722 72 +49% #2,077
2020s (to 2025) 625 104 +44% #1,514

Where Hellen is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 120 0.07 outside top 500
2027 127 0.08 outside top 500
2028 133 0.08 outside top 500
2029 139 0.09 outside top 500
2030 144 0.09 outside top 500

Where Hellen is most popular

Girls named Hellen per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.067 per 1,000. Strongest in Maryland, Texas, and Florida.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Hellen born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Maryland 20 0.189 +182%
Texas 97 0.121 +80%
Florida 50 0.117 +75%
New York 39 0.098 +47%
Connecticut 5 0.086 +28%
California 66 0.079 +17%
North Carolina 15 0.066 ≈ national
New Jersey 8 0.044 -34%
Arizona 6 0.043 -36%
Tennessee 5 0.032 -53%
Georgia 6 0.026 -61%
Illinois 5 0.022 -67%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Hellen

Hellen is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,800 in 2025 with 112 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1883, 8,353 American babies have been named Hellen. Its peak came in 1924, when 195 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1920s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Hellen stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Hellen?

The median living Hellen is about 33 years old; half are between 10 and 74. An estimated 4,000 people named Hellen are alive in the United States today.

median 33 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Hellen year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 112 #1,800
2024 126 #1,642
2023 142 #1,514
2022 88 #2,162
2021 75 #2,396
2020 82 #2,204
2019 91 #2,077
2018 77 #2,368
2017 79 #2,329
2016 91 #2,134
2015 80 #2,328
2014 51 #3,204
2013 69 #2,579
2012 77 #2,408
2011 58 #2,960
2010 49 #3,332
2009 63 #2,805
2008 65 #2,783
2007 80 #2,376
2006 65 #2,736
2005 47 #3,286
2004 41 #3,586
2003 38 #3,681
2002 25 #4,814
2001 24 #4,889
2000 36 #3,612
1995 23 #4,396
1990 18 #5,132
1985 13 #5,464
1980 20 #3,893
1975 25 #2,902
1970 21 #3,146
1965 28 #2,267
1960 36 #1,905
1955 57 #1,340
1950 63 #1,167
1945 88 #806
1940 97 #709
1935 101 #654
1930 144 #567
1925 170 #550
1920 175 #536
1915 109 #629
1910 56 #545
1905 30 #646
1900 18 #897
1895 18 #754
1890 10 #896
1885 7 #869
1880 – –

Famous people named Hellen

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Hellen Obiri Hellen Obiri Kenyan middle- and long- distance runner b. 1989 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Hellen, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Hellen?

The median living Hellen is about 33 years old. Half of all living Hellens are between 10 and 74 years old.

How many people named Hellen are alive today?

An estimated 4,000 people named Hellen are alive in the United States, based on 8,353 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Hellen mean?

Hellen is a feminine given name.

How popular is the name Hellen in 2025?

Hellen ranked #1,800 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 112 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Hellen?

8,353 babies have been named Hellen in the United States since 1883, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Hellen most popular?

Hellen peaked in 1924, when 195 newborns received the name.

Is Hellen a boy or girl name?

Hellen is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Hellen rising or falling?

Hellen is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Hellen become more popular?

Hellen is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 144 girls named Hellen in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Hellen?

Well-known people named Hellen include Hellen Obiri (athlete).

Names like Hellen

Names that sound and feel close to Hellen: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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