Girls' name · since 1921
Helan
16 babies named Helan in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #48,678 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 16
- born since 1921
- 1920s
- peak decade
16 girls have been named Helan since 1921, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Helan recorded 16 times among girls since 1921, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 1997.
- #48,678 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 16 born since 1921
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Helan ranks #48,678 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 1921, peaking in the 1920s.
- #48,678 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 16
- born since 1921
- 1920s
- peak decade
Helan's 16 recorded births place it above 31.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Helan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Helan's SSA record in two at 1922 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1922, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1921 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Helan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1997
- Peak year (1921)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 77 years of records
Helan by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (11 births, 69% of the file).
1920s was Helan's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Helan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
11 births
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 11 births (69% of all-time use).
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- Helan's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 1990s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Helan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~76 yrs)
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, 1921–1997 (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 Helan 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.