Boys' name · since 1972
Helio
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 343 babies named Helio, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,860 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,457 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 343
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
Helio currently ranks #5457 among boys' names in America, with 343 babies recorded since 1972.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Helio has been recorded 343 times among boys since 1972, currently ranked #5457 nationally and more common than 61% of boys, 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 1972 to 2025.
- #9,860 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,457 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 343 born since 1972
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Helio ranks #9,860 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,457 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 343 born since 1972, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,860 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,457 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 343
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
Helio's 343 recorded births place it above 78.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Helio compares
343 48th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Helio's all-time total is 7% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Helio | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 343 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 34 | 22,252 |
Helio's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Helio's full recorded timeline at 2008, 66% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 34% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1986, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 26 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Helio popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Helio by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (113 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Helio's strongest decade.
113 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Helio births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s
1990s
46 births
- 2000s
2000s
89 births
- 2010s
2010s
113 births
- 2020s
2020s
78 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 113 births (33% of all-time use).
Helio by state
Where Helio concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 42 | 12.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 1.5% |
42 of 343 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Helio's data
- Helio's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (113 total births) through the 2020s (78) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Helios (42 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Helio: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Helio 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.