Recorded 1947–2023 Girls' name Peak 2006 560 births

Helana — girls' name

560 babies named Helana in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s71960s351970s411980s711990s972000s1762010s1182020s15
2000s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Helana was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

25 babies were named Helana in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Helana

The Social Security Administration has registered 560 babies named Helana between 1947 and 2023, spanning 77 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Helana currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Helana performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 176 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Helana shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Helana 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 560 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.

Helana at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

560

Since 1947

77 years of records

Peak year

2006

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1947

Recorded for 77 years

Last year on file: 2023

Helana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1947

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2006)
25
Annual births at peak — across 77 years of records
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Helana by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
176 births that decade — 31% of Helana's all-time total
1940s71960s351970s411980s711990s972000s1762010s1182020s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Helana?
560 babies have been named Helana since 1947. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2006 with 25 births.
When was Helana most popular?
Helana was most popular in the 2000s decade with 176 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Helana been used?
Helana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1947, spanning 77 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Helana?
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.

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, 1947–2023 (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.