Helen

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Helen is a feminine given name derived from the Ancient Greek name Ἑλένη, Helenē, which descends from Proto-Hellenic *Ηwelénā, from a pre-Hellenic or late Proto-Indo-European *Swelénā, ultimately derived from the Indo-European root *swel-. The name is of uncertain origin.

From Wikipedia

Helen first appears in the data in 1953 and has been recorded in 61 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1969 with 87 babies (rank #211 that year). It was not in the 2017 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Helen

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

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.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.

1,736

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In Greek Mythology: Helen of Troy — face that launched a thousand ships
In The Brontë Novels: Helen Burns — Jane's friend at Lowood
In The Brontë Novels: Helen Graham — Anne's tenant of Wildfell Hall

Famous people named Helen

Helen Kellerautobiographer · b. 1880
Helen Mirrenfilm actor · b. 1945
Helen Clarkuniversity teacher · b. 1950
Helen Huntfilm actor · b. 1963
Helen Hayesautobiographer · b. 1900

More popular girls' names

Other girls' names starting with H

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1953	10	#592
1954	13	#538
1955	23	#415
1956	19	#461
1957	16	#516
1958	26	#403
1959	28	#415
1960	32	#384
1961	35	#376
1962	48	#302
1963	46	#321
1964	56	#282
1965	55	#287
1966	64	#251
1967	59	#273
1968	66	#255
1969	87	#211
1970	67	#258
1971	52	#296
1972	60	#266
1973	43	#309
1974	51	#274
1975	50	#268
1976	43	#290
1977	39	#313
1978	34	#339
1979	33	#347
1980	30	#383
1981	45	#300
1982	27	#404
1983	25	#423
1984	29	#385
1985	24	#461
1986	24	#460
1987	13	#669
1988	40	#327
1989	15	#628
1990	22	#528
1991	23	#512
1992	25	#492
1993	23	#522
1994	18	#596
1995	16	#609
1996	24	#493
1997	18	#576
1998	11	#771
1999	12	#720
2000	22	#508
2001	14	#655
2002	14	#668
2003	12	#711
2004	10	#749
2005	9	#794
2006	5	#1,030
2007	5	#1,021
2008	4	#1,089
2009	5	#986
2010	5	#957
2011	4	#1,015
2012	5	#892
2013	3	#1,087