Helix — #4847 US boys' name
157 babies named Helix in U.S. Social Security records since 2013, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 66% of names given to boys today.
54% of everyone ever named Helix was born in this single decade.
21 babies were named Helix in 2024 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Helix
The Social Security Administration has registered 157 babies named Helix between 2013 and 2024, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Helix currently holds the #4847 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 21 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Helix performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 85 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Helix shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.
No etymological entry is currently available for Helix 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 157 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.
Helix at a glance
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Current rank
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Helix popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2013
- Peak year (2024)
- 21
- Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
Currently ranks #4847 among boys.
157 total births across 12 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2024 with 21 births in a single year.
Helix by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 85 births that decade — 54% of Helix's all-time total
Helix decade highlights
- Peak decade 85 births
- Runner-up 72 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2010s was Helix's strongest decade
85 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 54% of all-time use.
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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, 2013–2024 (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.