Unisex name · since 1997
Heli
Heli has 130 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #24,241 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 130
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
130 girls have been named Heli since 1997, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Heli has been recorded 130 times among girls since 1997, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2020.
- #24,241 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 130 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Heli ranks #24,241 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 130 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #24,241 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 130
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Heli's 130 recorded births place it above 66.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Heli's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Heli's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2000, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2005 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Heli popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2020
- Peak year (2005)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Heli popularity over time - boys
15 total births recorded since 1993 (Heli as boys' name)
Heli by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (68 births, 52% of the file).
2010s was Heli's strongest decade.
68 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Heli births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
- 2000s
2000s
50 births
- 2010s
2010s
68 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 68 births (52% of all-time use).
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What to do with Heli's data
- Heli's decade-level peak was the 2010s (68 total births); usage has since declined to 5 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Heli: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~23 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, 1997–2020 (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 Heli 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.