US rank #6387 Girls' name Peak 2024 194 births

Helia — #6387 US girls' name

194 babies named Helia in U.S. Social Security records since 1898, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s61900s71910s111920s211960s121990s52000s262010s432020s63
#6387
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 64% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Helia was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

18 babies were named Helia in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Helia

The Social Security Administration has registered 194 babies named Helia between 1898 and 2024, spanning 127 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Helia currently holds the #6387 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Helia performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 63 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Helia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Helia 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 194 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.

Helia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

194

Since 1898

127 years of records

Peak year

2024

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#6,387

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1898

Recorded for 127 years

Last year on file: 2024

Helia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1898

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
18
Annual births at peak — across 127 years of records
05101520 20242020201620092001192519151898 6

Helia by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
63 births that decade — 32% of Helia's all-time total
1890s61900s71910s111920s211960s121990s52000s262010s432020s63

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Helia?
194 babies have been named Helia since 1898. It currently ranks #6387 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 18 births.
When was Helia most popular?
Helia was most popular in the 2020s decade with 63 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Helia been used?
Helia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1898, spanning 127 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Helia?
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.

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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, 1898–2024 (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.