Recorded 1910–1958 Girls' name Peak 1921 417 births

Hellon — girls' name

417 babies named Hellon in U.S. Social Security records since 1910, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s701920s1631930s1171940s571950s10
1920s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Hellon was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

23 babies were named Hellon in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hellon

The Social Security Administration has registered 417 babies named Hellon between 1910 and 1958, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Hellon currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1958. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hellon performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 163 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Hellon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 17 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Hellon in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hellon 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 417 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.

Hellon at a glance

Last recorded 1958

Total births

417

Since 1910

49 years of records

Peak year

1921

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1958

Active since

1910

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 1958

Hellon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–1910

Last recorded 1958
Peak year (1921)
23
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
0510152025 195819441939193419291924191919121910 5

Hellon by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
163 births that decade — 39% of Hellon's all-time total
1910s701920s1631930s1171940s571950s10

Hellon by state

Where Hellon concentrates geographically — total births since 1910

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Hellon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Alabama
17 4.1%
#2 Texas
11 2.6%
#3 North Carolina
5 1.2%
Alabama share of Hellon's total US births 4.1%
Even split

17 of 417 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hellon?
417 babies have been named Hellon since 1910. It was last recorded in 1958. The peak year was 1921 with 23 births.
When was Hellon most popular?
Hellon was most popular in the 1920s decade with 163 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
Where is Hellon most popular?
The top states for the name Hellon are Alabama (17 births), Texas (11 births), North Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Hellon been used?
Hellon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1910, spanning 49 years of data through 1958.
What names are similar to Hellon?
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.

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, 1910–1958 (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.