Helon vs Helen

Side-by-side comparison of Helon and Helen — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Helon

Girl name

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Name B

Helen

Girl name · Rank #424

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Metric Helon Helen
Current Rank Unranked #424
Total Births (all years) 666 1,023,527
Peak Year 1924 1918
Peak Year Births 36 36,148
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1893 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Helon Helen
1880ss — 11,496
1890ss 5 37,802
1900ss 22 69,428
1910ss 139 248,154
1920ss 281 290,403
1930ss 114 140,426
1940ss 79 90,742
1950ss 26 57,578
1960ss — 29,098
1970ss — 11,475
1980ss — 8,414
1990ss — 8,405
2000ss — 8,847
2010ss — 7,583
2020ss — 3,676

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Helon Helen
2014 — 802
2015 — 767
2016 — 816
2017 — 763
2018 — 745
2019 — 743
2020 — 721
2021 — 704
2022 — 749
2023 — 776
2024 — 726

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1893–1958.

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