Helena Name Popularity

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How popular is Helena?

The somewhat popular name Helena was the 458th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 500 contender has seen rankings outside of the top 1000.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #194 in 1881.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 2018 with 681 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Helena was 60 in 1882.

Helena, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1889-1892, 1906-1916, 1954-1957, 1960-1964, 1991-1995, and 2000-2003.

Where is the name Helena popularity headed?

Helena's popularity is at or near its highest point when measured against its most notable year.

Helena's popularity has steadily increased for some time. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Helena for their newborn has risen.

The name Helena still has a solid footing and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Helena (Girl)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		681	458
2017		604	516
2016		599	519
2015		582	535
2014		623	499
2013		541	549
2012		527	558
2011		491	587
2010		550	533
2009		533	573
2008		501	609
2007		584	536
2006		595	511
2005		529	542
2004		511	560
2003		541	521
2002		432	599
2001		416	606
2000		367	662
1999		415	590
1998		339	679
1997		310	694
1996		350	641
1995		340	639
1994		287	724
1993		233	843
1992		187	1,007
1991		196	964
1990		199	949
1989		175	987
1988		186	916
1987		166	962
1986		206	816
1985		186	861
1984		201	796
1983		206	776
1982		243	714
1981		222	745
1980		218	761
1979		244	694
1978		213	734
1977		212	725
1976		186	773
1975		205	721
1974		193	738
1973		189	741
1972		189	739
1971		188	774
1970		201	737
1969		192	728
1968		185	717
1967		197	695
1966		226	636
1965		259	599
1964		305	563
1963		272	607
1962		252	636
1961		237	671
1960		216	692
1959		248	632
1958		229	655
1957		263	602
1956		225	637
1955		208	644
1954		214	622
1953		228	588
1952		209	601
1951		227	564
1950		219	564
1949		226	555
1948		210	578
1947		220	575
1946		228	521
1945		178	551
1944		183	536
1943		209	516
1942		218	503
1941		194	500
1940		200	479
1939		195	478
1938		168	519
1937		198	464
1936		177	483
1935		190	462
1934		188	473
1933		205	459
1932		224	443
1931		247	412
1930		242	430
1929		252	420
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

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.