Total births
104
Girls' name · since 1990
Hela
104 babies named Hela in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12612
- among girls today
- 104
- born since 1990
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 29%
- more common than other girls
104 babies have been named Hela since 1990, making it today's #12612 girls' name.
Hela has 104 recorded births among girls since 1990, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12612 as of the latest data, more common than 29% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #12612 among girls today
- 104 born since 1990
- 2020s peak decade
- 29% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Hela is currently the #12612 girls' name in America, more common than 29% of girls - 104 born since 1990, peaking in the 2020s.
- #12612
- among girls today
- 104
- born since 1990
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 29%
- more common than other girls
Hela vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#12612
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 29% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
53% of everyone ever named Hela was born in this single decade.
2018
Single peak year
14 babies were named Hela in 2018 - its busiest year on record.
How Hela compares
104 25th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Hela's all-time total is 73% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hela | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 104 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 48 | 19,840 |
Hela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Hela's SSA record in two at 2019 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1990, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Hela at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2018
Current rank
#12,612
Active since
1990
Hela popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Hela by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Hela's strongest decade.
55 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Hela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
- 2010s
2010s
32 births
- 2020s
2020s
55 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 55 births (53% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Hela? ▼
Hela has been given to 104 babies in the U.S. since 1990, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #12612 as of the latest data. 14 babies were born in 2018, its single highest year.
When was Hela most popular? ▼
Hela was most popular in the 2020s decade with 55 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Hela been used? ▼
Hela has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 36 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Hela? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Helen, Helena, Helene, Hellen, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Hela
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Hela
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Helga Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1990–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Hela: #12612 Girls' Name - 104 Births, Peak 2018." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/hela. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Hela draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.