Heylen is a very rare variant of Helen that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2024.
Heylen is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #13,835 for girl births in the United States (and #23,031 across all names), given to 6 babies. Heylen was first reported in SSA data in 2013 and peaked in 2024 (11 births).
Girls named Heylen per year · hover for count and girls rank · Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 2013–2025 · U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025) · 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