Is Helena a boy or girl name?
Helena is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 754 girls and 0 boys were named Helena, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 39,561 US babies named Helena were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #414
- Babies named Helena since 1880
- 39,561
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 754 babies
Boys and girls named Helena, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 775 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 1,147 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 1,197 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 3,339 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 3,307 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 2,035 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 2,066 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 2,272 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 2,342 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 2,019 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 2,014 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 2,859 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 5,012 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 5,878 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 3,299 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 754 | #414 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 677 | #457 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 672 | #473 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 604 | #513 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 592 | #512 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 657 | #475 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 689 | #458 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 609 | #515 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 602 | #517 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 583 | #535 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 627 | #497 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 542 | #548 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 528 | #558 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 491 | #588 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 550 | #533 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 533 | #573 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 503 | #609 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 584 | #536 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 595 | #511 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 530 | #542 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 511 | #560 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 541 | #521 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 432 | #599 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 416 | #605 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 367 | #662 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 415 | #591 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 339 | #679 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 310 | #694 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 350 | #641 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 342 | #637 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 287 | #724 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 233 | #843 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 187 | #1,007 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 196 | #963 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 200 | #946 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 175 | #988 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 187 | #914 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 166 | #962 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 206 | #816 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 187 | #859 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 203 | #790 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 206 | #776 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 244 | #712 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 222 | #746 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 218 | #761 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 244 | #694 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 213 | #734 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 213 | #725 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 186 | #773 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 205 | #721 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 193 | #739 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 188 | #743 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 189 | #739 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 187 | #777 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 201 | #737 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 193 | #724 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 185 | #718 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 197 | #695 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 226 | #636 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 260 | #594 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 305 | #563 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 272 | #608 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 252 | #636 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 237 | #672 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 215 | #695 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 249 | #631 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 229 | #655 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 263 | #602 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 225 | #636 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 208 | #644 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 214 | #622 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 228 | #588 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 209 | #601 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 228 | #560 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 219 | #563 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 226 | #555 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 210 | #578 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 220 | #576 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 228 | #521 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 178 | #551 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 183 | #536 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 209 | #516 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 218 | #503 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 194 | #500 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 200 | #478 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 195 | #478 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 168 | #520 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 198 | #464 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 177 | #483 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 190 | #462 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 188 | #473 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 205 | #459 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 224 | #443 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 248 | #412 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 242 | #430 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 252 | #421 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 270 | #416 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 287 | #403 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 257 | #429 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 351 | #363 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 386 | #342 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 372 | #341 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 358 | #345 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 391 | #334 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 383 | #334 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 440 | #302 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 488 | #285 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 440 | #294 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 424 | #289 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 405 | #289 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 327 | #291 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 245 | #302 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 220 | #308 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 175 | #299 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 175 | #293 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 151 | #293 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 124 | #317 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 139 | #296 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 93 | #347 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 106 | #326 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 112 | #305 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 108 | #302 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 133 | #270 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 119 | #271 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 112 | #319 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 135 | #240 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 133 | #260 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 131 | #246 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 118 | #265 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 107 | #273 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 106 | #268 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 99 | #269 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 124 | #234 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 94 | #252 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 100 | #248 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 103 | #231 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 103 | #228 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 78 | #239 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 69 | #248 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 86 | #210 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 86 | #201 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 69 | #212 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 60 | #222 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 61 | #194 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 60 | #198 |
Highest rank
Helena has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #194 in 1881. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Helena
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.