Recorded 1987–1988 Girls' name Peak 1987 13 births

Helsea — girls' name

13 babies named Helsea in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s13
1980s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Helsea was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

8 babies were named Helsea in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Helsea

The Social Security Administration has registered 13 babies named Helsea between 1987 and 1988, spanning 2 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Helsea currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Helsea performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Helsea 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 13 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.

Helsea at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

13

Since 1987

2 years of records

Peak year

1987

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1987

Recorded for 2 years

Last year on file: 1988

Helsea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1987

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1987)
8
Annual births at peak — across 2 years of records
456789 19881987 8

Helsea by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
13 births that decade — 100% of Helsea's all-time total
1980s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Helsea?
13 babies have been named Helsea since 1987. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1987 with 8 births.
When was Helsea most popular?
Helsea was most popular in the 1980s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
How long has the name Helsea been used?
Helsea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 2 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Helsea?
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, 1987–1988 (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.