Boys' name · since 1981
Helaman
Since 1981, U.S. Social Security records show 227 babies named Helaman, peaking in 2015. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,205 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 227
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
Helaman is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 227 have been recorded since 1981.
Social Security Administration records show Helaman recorded 227 times among boys since 1981, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2024.
- #12,205 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 227 born since 1981
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Helaman ranks #12,205 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 227 born since 1981, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,205 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 227
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
Helaman's 227 recorded births place it above 73.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Utah.
Helaman's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Helaman splits its recorded history at 2007: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1981 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Helaman popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2024
- Peak year (2015)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Helaman by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (80 births, 35% of the file).
2010s was Helaman's strongest decade.
80 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Helaman births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
53 births
- 2000s
2000s
71 births
- 2010s
2010s
80 births
- 2020s 18
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 80 births (35% of all-time use).
Helaman by state
Where Helaman concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Utah | | 21 | 9.3% |
21 of 227 births nationwide.
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- Helaman's decade-level peak was the 2010s (80 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Utah records the most Helamans (21 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Utah names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Helaman: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1981–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Helaman 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 August 2026.