Helene
French and German form of Helen, from the Greek Helene; the root is uncertain but often linked to helene, a torch. Helen of Troy carried it in myth.
Helene in 2025
Helene was given to 42 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 6,348th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 78,937 babies born.
The history of Helene
Helene reached its highest point in 1918, when 728 babies were given the name, ranking 421st that year. Its best-ever ranking was 360th, in 1911.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 33,334 babies have been named Helene. Half of them were born before 1937, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Silent Generation.
Helene by decade
| Decade | Babies named Helene | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 282 | 606 |
| 1890s | 807 | 420 |
| 1900s | 1,367 | 404 |
| 1910s | 5,363 | 360 |
| 1920s | 5,519 | 447 |
| 1930s | 4,404 | 504 |
| 1940s | 4,933 | 545 |
| 1950s | 4,739 | 645 |
| 1960s | 2,896 | 831 |
| 1970s | 973 | 1,616 |
| 1980s | 565 | 2,467 |
| 1990s | 464 | 3,583 |
| 2000s | 472 | 3,140 |
| 2010s | 340 | 6,385 |
| 2020s | 210 | 6,348 |
Where Helene is heading
Helene has held roughly steady over the past decade, from 41 babies in 2015 to 42 in 2025.
Names like Helene
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Helene.