Helyn

HEH-lihn /ˈhɛlɪn/
girl 2 syllables fading

Helyn is a rare variant of Helen that was most common in the 1910s and has all but disappeared.

Helyn is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2015. Helyn was first reported in SSA data in 1897 and peaked in 1917 (62 births).

About the name Helyn

PronunciationHEH-lihn /ˈhɛlɪn/
62peak births 1917
1897first in SSA data

Names similar to Helyn

How popular is Helyn?

Girls named Helyn
18971900192019401960198020002015
Girls named Helyn per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1897–2015 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2015) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Helyn total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
201555#17,455
200766#16,208
200677#14,117
19696—#6,932
19645—#7,143
19606—#5,949
19595—#6,611
19589—#4,296
19576—#5,662
19569—#4,273
19557—#4,896
19549—#4,084
19536—#5,283
19515—#5,726
195011—#3,300
19498—#4,019
194811—#3,219
19477—#4,510
19469—#3,507
194512—#2,653
19449—#3,221
19419—#3,106
194010—#2,821
193910—#2,793
19389—#3,023
19368—#3,227
19357—#3,550
193411—#2,634
193312—#2,460
19329—#3,150
193110—#2,864
193013—#2,477
192919—#1,912
192828—#1,520
192720—#1,974
192645—#1,139
192528—#1,590
192441—#1,252
192352—#1,061
192235—#1,348
192148—#1,103
192057—#972
191942—#1,145
191855—#972
191762—#884
191652—#954
191540—#1,064
191426—#1,206
191331—#968
191232—#897
191118—#1,046
191013—#1,290
19096—#2,064
19087—#1,748
19079—#1,443
190611—#1,184
190511—#1,205
19049—#1,308
19038—#1,374
18995—#1,708
18978—#1,207