Helena
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- HEL-en-a
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #328 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #363 for girls
Helena is a girls' name of Greek origin. In 2025 it ranked 328th for girls in the UK (147 babies) and 363rd for girls in the US (841 babies).
What does Helena mean?
Greek: Latin form of Helen
Saint Helena, mother of the emperor Constantine, was said to have found the True Cross in Jerusalem.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Helena a girl's or a boy's name?
Helena is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 147 girls in the UK and 841 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Helena in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #328among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 147about 1 in 1,900 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 20% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 147 girls in the UK were named Helena, making it the 328th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 326th. Its busiest year was 1996, with 319 girls.
Half of all the girls named Helena in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 329th in England and Wales, 284th in Scotland and 334th in Northern Ireland.
Helena in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 147 | #328 |
| 2024 | 120 | #397 |
| 2023 | 164 | #301 |
| 2022 | 146 | #331 |
| 2021 | 157 | #335 |
| 2020 | 153 | #326 |
| 2019 | 201 | #268 |
| 2018 | 186 | #288 |
| 2017 | 195 | #280 |
| 2016 | 189 | #292 |
| 2015 | 181 | #293 |
| 2014 | 177 | #296 |
| 2013 | 150 | #347 |
| 2012 | 164 | #326 |
| 2011 | 161 | #339 |
| 2010 | 157 | #328 |
| 2009 | 144 | #345 |
| 2008 | 169 | #313 |
| 2007 | 158 | #324 |
| 2006 | 197 | #270 |
| 2005 | 154 | #305 |
| 2004 | 156 | #299 |
| 2003 | 158 | #288 |
| 2002 | 197 | #242 |
| 2001 | 231 | #199 |
| 2000 | 227 | #212 |
| 1999 | 284 | #174 |
| 1998 | 293 | #170 |
| 1997 | 296 | #171 |
| 1996 | 319 | #156 |
How popular is Helena in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #363among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 841about 1 in 1,900 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 17% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 841 girls in the US were named Helena, making it the 363rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 512th.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had the most girls named Helena of any year since the records began in 1880.
Half of all the girls named Helena in the US since 1880 were born between 1931 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Helena in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 841 | #363 |
| 2024 | 754 | #414 |
| 2023 | 678 | #456 |
| 2022 | 675 | #471 |
| 2021 | 604 | #512 |
| 2020 | 593 | #512 |
| 2019 | 658 | #474 |
| 2018 | 689 | #458 |
| 2017 | 610 | #515 |
| 2016 | 602 | #517 |
| 2015 | 583 | #534 |
| 2014 | 627 | #498 |
| 2013 | 543 | #547 |
| 2012 | 529 | #558 |
| 2011 | 491 | #587 |
| 2010 | 550 | #534 |
| 2009 | 533 | #573 |
| 2008 | 503 | #609 |
| 2007 | 584 | #536 |
| 2006 | 595 | #511 |
| 2005 | 530 | #542 |
| 2004 | 511 | #561 |
| 2003 | 541 | #521 |
| 2002 | 432 | #599 |
| 2001 | 417 | #602 |
| 2000 | 367 | #662 |
| 1999 | 415 | #590 |
| 1998 | 339 | #678 |
| 1997 | 310 | #693 |
| 1996 | 350 | #640 |
| 1995 | 342 | #637 |
| 1994 | 287 | #723 |
| 1993 | 233 | #840 |
| 1992 | 187 | #1,004 |
| 1991 | 196 | #960 |
| 1990 | 200 | #944 |
| 1989 | 175 | #983 |
| 1988 | 187 | #913 |
| 1987 | 166 | #960 |
| 1986 | 206 | #815 |
| 1985 | 187 | #858 |
| 1984 | 203 | #789 |
| 1983 | 206 | #774 |
| 1982 | 244 | #710 |
| 1981 | 222 | #743 |
| 1980 | 218 | #759 |
| 1979 | 244 | #693 |
| 1978 | 212 | #736 |
| 1977 | 213 | #725 |
| 1976 | 186 | #772 |
| 1975 | 205 | #721 |
| 1974 | 193 | #738 |
| 1973 | 188 | #743 |
| 1972 | 189 | #738 |
| 1971 | 187 | #777 |
| 1970 | 201 | #736 |
| 1969 | 193 | #723 |
| 1968 | 185 | #716 |
| 1967 | 197 | #695 |
| 1966 | 226 | #636 |
| 1965 | 260 | #594 |
| 1964 | 305 | #563 |
| 1963 | 272 | #608 |
| 1962 | 253 | #635 |
| 1961 | 236 | #672 |
| 1960 | 215 | #694 |
| 1959 | 249 | #631 |
| 1958 | 230 | #654 |
| 1957 | 263 | #601 |
| 1956 | 225 | #635 |
| 1955 | 208 | #641 |
| 1954 | 214 | #621 |
| 1953 | 228 | #585 |
| 1952 | 209 | #600 |
| 1951 | 228 | #559 |
| 1950 | 219 | #561 |
| 1949 | 226 | #554 |
| 1948 | 210 | #577 |
| 1947 | 220 | #576 |
| 1946 | 228 | #520 |
| 1945 | 178 | #550 |
| 1944 | 183 | #536 |
| 1943 | 209 | #515 |
| 1942 | 218 | #501 |
| 1941 | 194 | #500 |
| 1940 | 200 | #477 |
| 1939 | 195 | #478 |
| 1938 | 168 | #519 |
| 1937 | 198 | #464 |
| 1936 | 177 | #482 |
| 1935 | 190 | #462 |
| 1934 | 188 | #472 |
| 1933 | 205 | #459 |
| 1932 | 224 | #442 |
| 1931 | 248 | #411 |
| 1930 | 242 | #427 |
| 1929 | 252 | #421 |
| 1928 | 270 | #415 |
| 1927 | 287 | #403 |
| 1926 | 257 | #429 |
| 1925 | 351 | #363 |
| 1924 | 386 | #342 |
| 1923 | 372 | #339 |
| 1922 | 358 | #345 |
| 1921 | 391 | #334 |
| 1920 | 383 | #334 |
| 1919 | 440 | #301 |
| 1918 | 488 | #285 |
| 1917 | 440 | #294 |
| 1916 | 424 | #289 |
| 1915 | 405 | #289 |
| 1914 | 327 | #291 |
| 1913 | 245 | #302 |
| 1912 | 220 | #308 |
| 1911 | 175 | #298 |
| 1910 | 175 | #293 |
| 1909 | 151 | #292 |
| 1908 | 124 | #316 |
| 1907 | 139 | #296 |
| 1906 | 93 | #347 |
| 1905 | 106 | #326 |
| 1904 | 112 | #305 |
| 1903 | 108 | #302 |
| 1902 | 133 | #270 |
| 1901 | 119 | #271 |
| 1900 | 112 | #316 |
| 1899 | 135 | #239 |
| 1898 | 133 | #258 |
| 1897 | 131 | #245 |
| 1896 | 118 | #264 |
| 1895 | 107 | #273 |
| 1894 | 106 | #267 |
| 1893 | 99 | #269 |
| 1892 | 124 | #234 |
| 1891 | 94 | #251 |
| 1890 | 100 | #248 |
| 1889 | 103 | #230 |
| 1888 | 103 | #228 |
| 1887 | 78 | #239 |
| 1886 | 69 | #248 |
| 1885 | 86 | #208 |
| 1884 | 86 | #201 |
| 1883 | 69 | #210 |
| 1882 | 60 | #221 |
| 1881 | 61 | #194 |
| 1880 | 60 | #198 |
Nicknames for Helena
Names like Helena
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Lydia Emma Georgia Anna Sophie Eleanor Cora Eliza Georgina Harriet Matilda Ella
Other spellings of Helena
Hellena
Names related to Helena
More Greek names
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Helena: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/helena, updated 20 October 2026.