Recorded 1947–1966 Girls' name Peak 1954 168 births

Helayne — girls' name

168 babies named Helayne in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s61950s1081960s54
1950s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Helayne was born in this single decade.

1954
Single peak year

24 babies were named Helayne in 1954 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Helayne

The Social Security Administration has registered 168 babies named Helayne between 1947 and 1966, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Helayne currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1966. The name reached its historical peak in 1954, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Helayne performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 108 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Helayne shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 38 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Helayne in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Helayne 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 168 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.

Helayne at a glance

Last recorded 1966

Total births

168

Since 1947

20 years of records

Peak year

1954

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1966

Active since

1947

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1966

Helayne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–1947

Last recorded 1966
Peak year (1954)
24
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
0510152025 1966196319601957195419501947 6

Helayne by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
108 births that decade — 64% of Helayne's all-time total
1940s61950s1081960s54

Helayne by state

Where Helayne concentrates geographically — total births since 1947

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Helayne
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
38 22.6%
New York share of Helayne's total US births 22.6%

38 of 168 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Helayne?
168 babies have been named Helayne since 1947. It was last recorded in 1966. The peak year was 1954 with 24 births.
When was Helayne most popular?
Helayne was most popular in the 1950s decade with 108 total births. The single peak year was 1954.
Where is Helayne most popular?
The top states for the name Helayne are New York (38 births).
How long has the name Helayne been used?
Helayne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1947, spanning 20 years of data through 1966.
What names are similar to Helayne?
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, 1947–1966 (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.