Recorded 1914–2022 Girls' name Peak 1960 1,020 births

Maryhelen — girls' name

1,020 babies named Maryhelen in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s371920s801930s921940s1571950s1111960s1841970s1111980s901990s592000s542010s352020s10
1960s
Peak decade

18% of everyone ever named Maryhelen was born in this single decade.

1960
Single peak year

27 babies were named Maryhelen in 1960 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maryhelen

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,020 babies named Maryhelen between 1914 and 2022, spanning 109 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maryhelen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maryhelen performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 184 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Maryhelen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 84 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Arizona. In total, SSA state-level files list Maryhelen in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maryhelen 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 1,020 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.

Maryhelen at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

1,020

Since 1914

109 years of records

Peak year

1960

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1914

Recorded for 109 years

Last year on file: 2022

Maryhelen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1914

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1960)
27
Annual births at peak — across 109 years of records
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Maryhelen by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
184 births that decade — 18% of Maryhelen's all-time total
1910s371920s801930s921940s1571950s1111960s1841970s1111980s901990s592000s542010s352020s10

Maryhelen by state

Where Maryhelen concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Maryhelen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
84 8.2%
#2 Texas
30 2.9%
#3 Arizona
10 1.0%
California share of Maryhelen's total US births 8.2%
Even split

84 of 1,020 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maryhelen?
1,020 babies have been named Maryhelen since 1914. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1960 with 27 births.
When was Maryhelen most popular?
Maryhelen was most popular in the 1960s decade with 184 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
Where is Maryhelen most popular?
The top states for the name Maryhelen are California (84 births), Texas (30 births), Arizona (10 births).
How long has the name Maryhelen been used?
Maryhelen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 109 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Maryhelen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mary, Margaret, Maria, Martha, 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, 1914–2022 (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.