Helena is an established variant of Helen that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Helena is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #363 for girl births in the United States (and #750 across all names), given to 841 babies — 854 including U.S. territories. Helena first appears in 1880 and peaked in 2025 (841 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 841 | 854 | #363 |
| 2024 | 754 | 759 | #414 |
| 2023 | 678 | 687 | #456 |
| 2022 | 675 | 675 | #471 |
| 2021 | 604 | 609 | #513 |
| 2020 | 593 | 601 | #512 |
| 2019 | 658 | 667 | #475 |
| 2018 | 689 | 701 | #458 |
| 2017 | 610 | 618 | #515 |
| 2016 | 602 | 608 | #517 |
| 2015 | 583 | 589 | #535 |
| 2014 | 627 | 632 | #498 |
| 2013 | 543 | 549 | #548 |
| 2012 | 529 | 529 | #558 |
| 2011 | 491 | 491 | #588 |
| 2010 | 550 | 555 | #534 |
| 2009 | 533 | 533 | #573 |
| 2008 | 503 | 503 | #609 |
| 2007 | 584 | 584 | #536 |
| 2006 | 595 | 595 | #511 |
| 2005 | 530 | 530 | #542 |
| 2004 | 511 | 511 | #561 |
| 2003 | 541 | 541 | #521 |
| 2002 | 432 | 432 | #599 |
| 2001 | 417 | 417 | #602 |
| 2000 | 367 | 367 | #662 |
| 1999 | 415 | 415 | #591 |
| 1998 | 339 | 339 | #679 |
| 1997 | 310 | — | #694 |
| 1996 | 350 | — | #641 |
| 1995 | 342 | — | #637 |
| 1994 | 287 | — | #724 |
| 1993 | 233 | — | #843 |
| 1992 | 187 | — | #1,007 |
| 1991 | 196 | — | #963 |
| 1990 | 200 | — | #946 |
| 1989 | 175 | — | #988 |
| 1988 | 187 | — | #914 |
| 1987 | 166 | — | #962 |
| 1986 | 206 | — | #816 |
| 1985 | 187 | — | #859 |
| 1984 | 203 | — | #790 |
| 1983 | 206 | — | #776 |
| 1982 | 244 | — | #712 |
| 1981 | 222 | — | #746 |
| 1980 | 218 | — | #761 |
| 1979 | 244 | — | #694 |
| 1978 | 212 | — | #738 |
| 1977 | 213 | — | #725 |
| 1976 | 186 | — | #773 |
| 1975 | 205 | — | #721 |
| 1974 | 193 | — | #739 |
| 1973 | 188 | — | #743 |
| 1972 | 189 | — | #739 |
| 1971 | 187 | — | #778 |
| 1970 | 201 | — | #737 |
| 1969 | 193 | — | #724 |
| 1968 | 185 | — | #719 |
| 1967 | 197 | — | #695 |
| 1966 | 226 | — | #636 |
| 1965 | 260 | — | #594 |
| 1964 | 305 | — | #563 |
| 1963 | 272 | — | #608 |
| 1962 | 253 | — | #636 |
| 1961 | 236 | — | #675 |
| 1960 | 215 | — | #695 |
| 1959 | 249 | — | #631 |
| 1958 | 230 | — | #654 |
| 1957 | 263 | — | #602 |
| 1956 | 225 | — | #636 |
| 1955 | 208 | — | #643 |
| 1954 | 214 | — | #622 |
| 1953 | 228 | — | #588 |
| 1952 | 209 | — | #601 |
| 1951 | 228 | — | #560 |
| 1950 | 219 | — | #563 |
| 1949 | 226 | — | #555 |
| 1948 | 210 | — | #578 |
| 1947 | 220 | — | #576 |
| 1946 | 228 | — | #521 |
| 1945 | 178 | — | #551 |
| 1944 | 183 | — | #536 |
| 1943 | 209 | — | #516 |
| 1942 | 218 | — | #502 |
| 1941 | 194 | — | #500 |
| 1940 | 200 | — | #478 |
| 1939 | 195 | — | #478 |
| 1938 | 168 | — | #520 |
| 1937 | 198 | — | #464 |
| 1936 | 177 | — | #483 |
| 1935 | 190 | — | #462 |
| 1934 | 188 | — | #473 |
| 1933 | 205 | — | #459 |
| 1932 | 224 | — | #443 |
| 1931 | 248 | — | #412 |
| 1930 | 242 | — | #430 |
| 1929 | 252 | — | #421 |
| 1928 | 270 | — | #416 |
| 1927 | 287 | — | #403 |
| 1926 | 257 | — | #429 |
| 1925 | 351 | — | #363 |
| 1924 | 386 | — | #342 |
| 1923 | 372 | — | #341 |
| 1922 | 358 | — | #345 |
| 1921 | 391 | — | #334 |
| 1920 | 383 | — | #334 |
| 1919 | 440 | — | #302 |
| 1918 | 488 | — | #285 |
| 1917 | 440 | — | #294 |
| 1916 | 424 | — | #289 |
| 1915 | 405 | — | #289 |
| 1914 | 327 | — | #291 |
| 1913 | 245 | — | #302 |
| 1912 | 220 | — | #308 |
| 1911 | 175 | — | #299 |
| 1910 | 175 | — | #293 |
| 1909 | 151 | — | #293 |
| 1908 | 124 | — | #317 |
| 1907 | 139 | — | #296 |
| 1906 | 93 | — | #347 |
| 1905 | 106 | — | #326 |
| 1904 | 112 | — | #305 |
| 1903 | 108 | — | #302 |
| 1902 | 133 | — | #270 |
| 1901 | 119 | — | #271 |
| 1900 | 112 | — | #319 |
| 1899 | 135 | — | #240 |
| 1898 | 133 | — | #260 |
| 1897 | 131 | — | #246 |
| 1896 | 118 | — | #265 |
| 1895 | 107 | — | #273 |
| 1894 | 106 | — | #268 |
| 1893 | 99 | — | #269 |
| 1892 | 124 | — | #234 |
| 1891 | 94 | — | #252 |
| 1890 | 100 | — | #248 |
| 1889 | 103 | — | #231 |
| 1888 | 103 | — | #228 |
| 1887 | 78 | — | #239 |
| 1886 | 69 | — | #248 |
| 1885 | 86 | — | #210 |
| 1884 | 86 | — | #201 |
| 1883 | 69 | — | #212 |
| 1882 | 60 | — | #222 |
| 1881 | 61 | — | #194 |
| 1880 | 60 | — | #198 |