Helen Girls

The U.S. popularity history of Helen: every year it appeared on the national list since 1880, with 1,024,202 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

Total recorded births

1,024,202

Peak year

1918 #2

Years on the list

146

10-year trend

-4.3%

In the 1910s · Most used in PA in {year}

Popularity history

1880–2025

Year	Births	Rank
2011	731	#429
2012	772	#403
2013	740	#411
2014	802	#403
2015	767	#419
2016	816	#409
2017	764	#418
2018	745	#415
2019	743	#429
2020	721	#426
2021	704	#444
2022	749	#422
2023	777	#395
2024	728	#425
2025	668	#462

Most recent years shown. The full curve above covers every year the name appeared.

Where {name} was most used in 1918

5,410

4,091

2,653

2,592

1,679

1,625

Names from the same era

Anna · 1918 Frances · 1918 Florence · 1918 Josephine · 1918 Hazel · 1918 Clara · 1918 Edna · 1918 Eva · 1918 Ethel · 1918 Esther · 1918

Names similar to Helen

Helena Girls Helene Girls Hellen Girls Heleen Girls Heleni Girls Helenna Girls Helem Girls Helenann Girls Helenmae Girls Heylen Girls Whelen Boys Khelen Boys

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