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Heledd

Girl · HEL-eth · Welsh

Heledd is a girls' name of Welsh origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.

What does Heledd mean?

Welsh: Welsh name from early poetry

Heledd is the lamenting sister of Prince Cynddylan in the early Welsh poems known as Canu Heledd.

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HEL-eth

Is Heledd a girl's or a boy's name?

Heledd is a girls' name.

How popular is Heledd in the UK?

No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 16 girls.

Half of all the girls named Heledd in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2006. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.

1996Busiest: 16 in 20012022
Heledd in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
20223#5,885
20210–
20205#4,110
20190–
20180–
20170–
20160–
20150–
20140–
20133#6,003
20120–
20110–
20103#5,938
20093#5,801
20083#5,772
20076#3,396
20068#2,657
20059#2,360
20048#2,406
20038#2,320
20029#2,040
200116#1,325
20007#2,304
19997#2,295
19989#1,951
199712#1,559
199611#1,621

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