Girls' name · since 1947
Helana
Since 1947, U.S. Social Security records show 566 babies named Helana, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,958 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,406 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 566
- born since 1947
- 2000s
- peak decade
566 babies have been named Helana since 1947, making it today's #13406 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Helana recorded 566 times among girls since 1947, holding rank #13406 nationally today, ahead of 22% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 2025.
- #10,958 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,406 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 566 born since 1947
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Helana ranks #10,958 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,406 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 566 born since 1947, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,958 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,406 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 566
- born since 1947
- 2000s
- peak decade
Helana's 566 recorded births place it above 84.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Helana compares
566 Top 43% higher than 57% of 17,297 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
Helana's all-time total is 51% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Helana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 566 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 21 | 19,840 |
Helana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Helana's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 64% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 36%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1964, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 25, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Helana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
Helana by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (176 births, 31% of the file).
2000s was Helana's strongest decade.
176 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Helana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 7
1940s
7 births
- 1960s 35
1960s
35 births
- 1970s 41
1970s
41 births
- 1980s
1980s
71 births
- 1990s
1990s
97 births
- 2000s
2000s
176 births
- 2010s
2010s
118 births
- 2020s 21
2020s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 176 births (31% of all-time use).
How Helana compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Helana's total volume
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What to do with Helana's data
- Helana's decade-level peak was the 2000s (176 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Helana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~78 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, 1947–2025 (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 Helana 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.