US rank #6677 Girls' name Peak 2003 1,023 births

Helaina — #6677 US girls' name

1,023 babies named Helaina in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s61960s91970s261980s571990s1572000s3482010s3062020s114
#6677
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 62% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Helaina was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

46 babies were named Helaina in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Helaina

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,023 babies named Helaina between 1957 and 2024, spanning 68 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Helaina currently holds the #6677 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 46 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Helaina performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 348 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Helaina shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 20 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Helaina in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Helaina in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,023 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Helaina at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,023

Since 1957

68 years of records

Peak year

2003

46 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#6,677

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1957

Recorded for 68 years

Last year on file: 2024

Helaina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1957

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2003)
46
Annual births at peak — across 68 years of records
01020304050 20242017201020031996198919801957 6

Helaina by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
348 births that decade — 34% of Helaina's all-time total
1950s61960s91970s261980s571990s1572000s3482010s3062020s114

Helaina by state

Where Helaina concentrates geographically — total births since 1957

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Helaina
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
20 2.0%
#2 California
16 1.6%
#3 New York
5 0.5%
Texas share of Helaina's total US births 2.0%
Even split

20 of 1,023 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Helaina?
1,023 babies have been named Helaina since 1957. It currently ranks #6677 among girls. The peak year was 2003 with 46 births.
When was Helaina most popular?
Helaina was most popular in the 2000s decade with 348 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Helaina most popular?
The top states for the name Helaina are Texas (20 births), California (16 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Helaina been used?
Helaina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1957, spanning 68 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Helaina?
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1957–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.