Helena

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Helena is a given name. It is the Latin form of Helen. Notable people with this name include:

From Wikipedia

Helena first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2019 with 115 babies (rank #277 that year). In 2024 it was given to 106 girls (rank #282). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Helena

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Helena yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

2,819

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

115

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In Narcos: Helena Rodríguez Orejuela — Cali matriarch (Narcos: Mexico era spillover)

Famous people named Helena

Helena Bonham Carterfilm actor · b. 1966
Helena Blavatskytheosophist · b. 1831
Helena Rubinsteinaesthetician · b. 1872
Helena Christensenfashion photographer · b. 1968
Helena Sukovátennis player · b. 1965

More popular girls' names

Names ranked near Helena in 2024

Other girls' names starting with H

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	41	#593
1992	57	#472
1993	46	#543
1994	50	#468
1995	58	#466
1996	62	#429
1997	63	#418
1998	59	#431
1999	66	#408
2000	74	#362
2001	68	#386
2002	77	#350
2003	88	#332
2004	71	#392
2005	88	#336
2006	91	#338
2007	97	#322
2008	99	#330
2009	109	#310
2010	89	#364
2011	85	#378
2012	95	#338
2013	110	#296
2014	98	#336
2015	89	#384
2016	98	#345
2017	90	#364
2018	108	#297
2019	115	#277
2020	99	#313
2021	86	#369
2022	90	#319
2023	97	#310
2024	106	#282