How Many People Are Named Helaine?
An estimated 964 people in the United States have the first name Helaine. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 69 years old, and Helaine peaked in popularity in 1947 with 67 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Helaine 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 Helaine paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 69, Helaine is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1967.
Estimated Living Americans
964
About 1 in 355,554 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
69
years old
Peak Year
1947
67 births
Total Registered
1,794
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Helaine
Helaine is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,794 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Helaine as a female name
Ranked #16,134 in 2021
5 female births in 2021
Peak: 1947 (67 births)
Helaine: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Helaine span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 479 babies were registered. Helaine has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Helaine by Decade
How has Helaine 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.
Helaine by State
Birth registrations for Helaine span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts. The lowest are in Ohio, Illinois, Pennsylvania. On average, about 118 Helaines were registered per state.
Helaine + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Helaine as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Helaine
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Helaine: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Helaine?
We estimate approximately 964 people named Helaine 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 355,554 Americans share this first name.
Is Helaine a common name?
Helaine is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,794 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Helaine most popular?
Helaine reached peak popularity in 1947, when 67 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Helaine is approximately 69 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Helaine a female name?
Helaine is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Helaine Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Helaine Smith, Helaine Johnson, Helaine 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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