Girls' name · since 1996
Helayna
364 babies named Helayna in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,324 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,432 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 364
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Helayna is the #12432 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 364 recorded since 1996.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Helayna has been recorded 364 times among girls since 1996, currently ranked #12432 nationally and more common than 28% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #14,324 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,432 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 364 born since 1996
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Helayna ranks #14,324 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,432 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 364 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.
- #14,324 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,432 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 364
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Helayna's 364 recorded births place it above 80.17% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Helayna compares
364 49th percentile among 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
Helayna's all-time total is 3% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Helayna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 364 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 21 | 19,840 |
Helayna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Helayna splits its recorded history at 2011: 40% of all births land in the more recent half, 60% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2021 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 28 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Helayna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Helayna by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (174 births, 48% of the file).
2000s was Helayna's strongest decade.
174 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Helayna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 30
1990s
30 births
- 2000s
2000s
174 births
- 2010s
2010s
107 births
- 2020s 53
2020s
53 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 174 births (48% of all-time use).
Helayna by state
Where Helayna concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 1.4% |
5 of 364 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Helayna's data
- Helayna's decade-level peak was the 2000s (174 total births); usage has since declined to 53 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Helaynas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Helayna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Helayna 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.