Girls' name · since 1883
Hellen
Hellen has 8,353 recorded births since 1883 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1924 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,864 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,797 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,353
- born since 1883
- 1920s
- peak decade
8,353 babies have been named Hellen since 1883, making it today's #1797 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hellen has been recorded 8,353 times among girls since 1883, currently ranked #1797 nationally and more common than 90% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1883 to 2025.
- #1,864 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,797 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 8,353 born since 1883
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hellen ranks #1,864 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,797 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 8,353 born since 1883, peaking in the 1920s.
- #1,864 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,797 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,353
- born since 1883
- 1920s
- peak decade
Hellen's 8,353 recorded births place it above 97.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
27 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Hellen compares
8,353 Top 11% higher than 89% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Hellen's all-time total is 22x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hellen | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 8,353 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 195 | 21 | 19,840 |
Hellen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Hellen splits its recorded history at 1955: 35% of all births land in the more recent half, 65% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1883 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1924 peak of 195 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Hellen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1883–2025
- Peak year (1924)
- 195
- Annual births at peak, across 143 years of records
Hellen by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (1,668 births, 20% of the file).
1920s was Hellen's strongest decade.
1,668 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Hellen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 53
1880s
53 births
- 1890s 153
1890s
153 births
- 1900s 252
1900s
252 births
- 1910s
1910s
916 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,668 births
- 1930s
1930s
1,191 births
- 1940s
1940s
864 births
- 1950s 531
1950s
531 births
- 1960s 297
1960s
297 births
- 1970s 184
1970s
184 births
- 1980s 182
1980s
182 births
- 1990s 231
1990s
231 births
- 2000s 484
2000s
484 births
- 2010s
2010s
722 births
- 2020s 625
2020s
625 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 1,668 births (20% of all-time use).
How Hellen compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Hellen's total volume
Hellen by state
Where Hellen concentrates geographically, total births since 1883
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 698 | 8.4% |
| #2 | California | | 440 | 5.3% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 381 | 4.6% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 316 | 3.8% |
| #5 | South Carolina | | 313 | 3.7% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 282 | 3.4% |
| #7 | Mississippi | | 253 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Arkansas | | 235 | 2.8% |
698 of 8,353 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.
Hellen appears in 27 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Hellen's data
- Hellen's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (1,668 total births) through the 2020s (625) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Hellens (698 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Hellen
Nearby Names Like Hellen
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Hellen
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Hellen
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Hellen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~142 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, 1883–2025 (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 Hellen 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.