Girls' name · since 1924
Helane
Helane has 174 recorded births since 1924 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1951 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #21,248 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 174
- born since 1924
- 1950s
- peak decade
Helane is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 174 have been recorded since 1924.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Helane has been recorded 174 times among girls since 1924, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 1966.
- #21,248 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 174 born since 1924
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Helane ranks #21,248 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 174 born since 1924, peaking in the 1950s.
- #21,248 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 174
- born since 1924
- 1950s
- peak decade
Helane's 174 recorded births place it above 70.55% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Helane's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Helane splits its recorded history at 1953: 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 1932 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1951 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Helane popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–1966
- Peak year (1951)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Helane by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (72 births, 41% of the file).
1950s was Helane's strongest decade.
72 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Helane births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s
1940s
39 births
- 1950s
1950s
72 births
- 1960s
1960s
52 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 72 births (41% of all-time use).
Helane by state
Where Helane concentrates geographically, total births since 1924
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 27 | 15.5% |
27 of 174 births nationwide.
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What to do with Helane's data
- Helane's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (72 total births) through the 1960s (52) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Helanes (27 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Helane: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~42 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, 1924–1966 (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 Helane 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.