US rank #13544 Girls' name Peak 2022 184 births

Hellena — #13544 US girls' name

184 babies named Hellena in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s121920s201940s111950s111960s161970s181980s311990s52010s252020s35
#13544
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 23% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

19% of everyone ever named Hellena was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

13 babies were named Hellena in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hellena

The Social Security Administration has registered 184 babies named Hellena between 1916 and 2024, spanning 109 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Hellena currently holds the #13544 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hellena performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Hellena shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Massachusetts, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Hellena in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hellena 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 184 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.

Hellena at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

184

Since 1916

109 years of records

Peak year

2022

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#13,544

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1916

Recorded for 109 years

Last year on file: 2024

Hellena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1916

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
13
Annual births at peak — across 109 years of records
468101214 202420181995198119751959192919191916 6

Hellena by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
35 births that decade — 19% of Hellena's all-time total
1910s121920s201940s111950s111960s161970s181980s311990s52010s252020s35

Hellena by state

Where Hellena concentrates geographically — total births since 1916

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Hellena
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Massachusetts
6 3.3%
Massachusetts share of Hellena's total US births 3.3%

6 of 184 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hellena?
184 babies have been named Hellena since 1916. It currently ranks #13544 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 13 births.
When was Hellena most popular?
Hellena was most popular in the 2020s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Hellena most popular?
The top states for the name Hellena are Massachusetts (6 births).
How long has the name Hellena been used?
Hellena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 109 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Hellena?
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, 1916–2024 (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.