Girls' name · since 1914
Maryhelen
Maryhelen has 1,020 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1960 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,413 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,020
- born since 1914
- 1960s
- peak decade
Maryhelen sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,020 recorded since 1914.
Maryhelen has 1,020 recorded births among girls since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2022.
- #7,413 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,020 born since 1914
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maryhelen ranks #7,413 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,020 born since 1914, peaking in the 1960s.
- #7,413 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,020
- born since 1914
- 1960s
- peak decade
Maryhelen's 1,020 recorded births place it above 89.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Maryhelen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Maryhelen's SSA record in two at 1966 and the more recent half accounts for 40% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 60%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1915, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1960 peak of 27, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Maryhelen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2022
- Peak year (1960)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Maryhelen by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (184 births, 18% of the file).
1960s was Maryhelen's strongest decade.
184 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Maryhelen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 37
1910s
37 births
- 1920s
1920s
80 births
- 1930s
1930s
92 births
- 1940s
1940s
157 births
- 1950s
1950s
111 births
- 1960s
1960s
184 births
- 1970s
1970s
111 births
- 1980s
1980s
90 births
- 1990s 59
1990s
59 births
- 2000s 54
2000s
54 births
- 2010s 35
2010s
35 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 184 births (18% of all-time use).
How Maryhelen 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 Maryhelen's total volume
Maryhelen by state
Where Maryhelen concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 84 | 8.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 30 | 2.9% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 10 | 1.0% |
84 of 1,020 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Maryhelen's data
- Maryhelen's decade-level peak was the 1960s (184 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Maryhelens (84 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Maryhelen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1960)
Similar record span (~108 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, 1914–2022 (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 Maryhelen 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.