Recorded 1981–2001 Girls' name Peak 1981 20 births

Heleana — girls' name

20 babies named Heleana in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s102000s10
1980s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Heleana was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

5 babies were named Heleana in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Heleana

The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Heleana between 1981 and 2001, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Heleana currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Heleana performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Heleana shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Heleana 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 20 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.

Heleana at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

20

Since 1981

21 years of records

Peak year

1981

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1981

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2001

Heleana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1981

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1981)
5
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
5 2001200019861981 5

Heleana by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
10 births that decade — 50% of Heleana's all-time total
1980s102000s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Heleana?
20 babies have been named Heleana since 1981. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1981 with 5 births.
When was Heleana most popular?
Heleana was most popular in the 1980s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Heleana been used?
Heleana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 21 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Heleana?
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, 1981–2001 (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.