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United States name statistics

Helen in United States

Estimated bearers

157,263

Country rank

#329

Per 100k

47

These figures are derived directly from official statistical agency data.

Gender distribution

Based on historical birth records, this name is used predominantly female.

Male 0.3%Female 99.7%

Helen popularity by year

U.S. births per year for Helen, 1880 to 2025 (source: SSA name files).

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  1. 1880: 636
  2. 1881: 619
  3. 1882: 838
  4. 1883: 867
  5. 1884: 986
  6. 1885: 1,140
  7. 1886: 1,267
  8. 1887: 1,405
  9. 1888: 1,852
  10. 1889: 1,917
  11. 1890: 2,319
  12. 1891: 2,426
  13. 1892: 2,943
  14. 1893: 3,257
  15. 1894: 3,684
  16. 1895: 4,040
  17. 1896: 4,402
  18. 1897: 4,535
  19. 1898: 5,247
  20. 1899: 5,064
  21. 1900: 6,360
  22. 1901: 5,264
  23. 1902: 5,997
  24. 1903: 6,158
  25. 1904: 6,503
  26. 1905: 6,837
  27. 1906: 7,202
  28. 1907: 7,599
  29. 1908: 8,469
  30. 1909: 9,286
  31. 1910: 11k
  32. 1911: 12k
  33. 1912: 16k
  34. 1913: 19k
  35. 1914: 23k
  36. 1915: 31k
  37. 1916: 33k
  38. 1917: 34k
  39. 1918: 36k
  40. 1919: 34k
  41. 1920: 35k
  42. 1921: 35k
  43. 1922: 33k
  44. 1923: 32k
  45. 1924: 31k
  46. 1925: 29k
  47. 1926: 27k
  48. 1927: 25k
  49. 1928: 23k
  50. 1929: 21k
  51. 1930: 20k
  52. 1931: 18k
  53. 1932: 16k
  54. 1933: 15k
  55. 1934: 14k
  56. 1935: 13k
  57. 1936: 12k
  58. 1937: 12k
  59. 1938: 11k
  60. 1939: 10k
  61. 1940: 10k
  62. 1941: 9,936
  63. 1942: 10k
  64. 1943: 9,838
  65. 1944: 8,732
  66. 1945: 8,331
  67. 1946: 8,885
  68. 1947: 9,003
  69. 1948: 8,323
  70. 1949: 7,734
  71. 1950: 7,080
  72. 1951: 6,963
  73. 1952: 6,481
  74. 1953: 6,143
  75. 1954: 5,961
  76. 1955: 5,611
  77. 1956: 5,295
  78. 1957: 5,033
  79. 1958: 4,792
  80. 1959: 4,390
  81. 1960: 4,081
  82. 1961: 3,870
  83. 1962: 3,602
  84. 1963: 3,347
  85. 1964: 3,109
  86. 1965: 2,814
  87. 1966: 2,452
  88. 1967: 2,165
  89. 1968: 1,896
  90. 1969: 1,868
  91. 1970: 1,727
  92. 1971: 1,449
  93. 1972: 1,250
  94. 1973: 1,137
  95. 1974: 1,147
  96. 1975: 1,065
  97. 1976: 952
  98. 1977: 1,000
  99. 1978: 930
  100. 1979: 884
  101. 1980: 914
  102. 1981: 899
  103. 1982: 876
  104. 1983: 844
  105. 1984: 865
  106. 1985: 814
  107. 1986: 772
  108. 1987: 816
  109. 1988: 781
  110. 1989: 868
  111. 1990: 870
  112. 1991: 779
  113. 1992: 828
  114. 1993: 872
  115. 1994: 854
  116. 1995: 837
  117. 1996: 900
  118. 1997: 812
  119. 1998: 832
  120. 1999: 841
  121. 2000: 891
  122. 2001: 884
  123. 2002: 875
  124. 2003: 783
  125. 2004: 866
  126. 2005: 961
  127. 2006: 949
  128. 2007: 932
  129. 2008: 885
  130. 2009: 826
  131. 2010: 705
  132. 2011: 731
  133. 2012: 772
  134. 2013: 740
  135. 2014: 802
  136. 2015: 767
  137. 2016: 816
  138. 2017: 764
  139. 2018: 745
  140. 2019: 743
  141. 2020: 721
  142. 2021: 704
  143. 2022: 749
  144. 2023: 777
  145. 2024: 728
  146. 2025: 668

Frequently asked questions

How many people are named Helen in United States?

An estimated 157,263 people in United States are named Helen. That works out to 1 in 2,110 residents.

Is Helen a common name in United States?

Helen ranks #329 among first names in United States.