How Many People Are Named Hela?
An estimated 93 people in the United States have the first name Hela. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 10 years old, and Hela peaked in popularity in 2018 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Hela as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Hela paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Hela is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
93
About 1 in 3,685,531 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
10
years old
Peak Year
2018
14 births
Total Registered
94
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Hela
Hela is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 94 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Hela as a female name
Ranked #12,607 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 2018 (14 births)
Hela: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Hela span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 45 babies were registered. Hela remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Hela by Decade
How has Hela tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Hela + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Hela as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Hela
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Hela: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hela?
We estimate approximately 93 people named Hela are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 3,685,531 Americans share this first name.
Is Hela a common name?
Hela is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 63.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 94 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Hela most popular?
Hela reached peak popularity in 2018, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Hela is approximately 10 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Hela a female name?
Hela is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Hela Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Hela Smith, Hela Johnson, Hela Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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