How Many People Are Named Helena?
An estimated 25,427 people in the United States have the first name Helena. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Helena peaked in popularity in 2024 with 754 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Helena 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 Helena paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
25,427
About 1 in 13,480 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
2024
754 births
Total Registered
39,561
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Helena
Helena is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 39,561 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Helena as a female name
Ranked #414 in 2024
754 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (754 births)
Helena: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Helena span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 5,878 babies were registered. While Helena is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Helena by Decade
How has Helena 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.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 775 | 0 | 775 | |
| 1890s | 1,147 | 0 | 1,147 | |
| 1900s | 1,197 | 0 | 1,197 | |
| 1910s | 3,339 | 0 | 3,339 | |
| 1920s | 3,307 | 0 | 3,307 | |
| 1930s | 2,035 | 0 | 2,035 | |
| 1940s | 2,066 | 0 | 2,066 | |
| 1950s | 2,272 | 0 | 2,272 | |
| 1960s | 2,342 | 0 | 2,342 | |
| 1970s | 2,019 | 0 | 2,019 | |
| 1980s | 2,014 | 0 | 2,014 | |
| 1990s | 2,859 | 0 | 2,859 | |
| 2000s | 5,012 | 0 | 5,012 | |
| 2010s | 5,878 | 0 | 5,878 | |
| 2020s | 3,299 | 0 | 3,299 | |
Helena by State
Birth registrations for Helena span all 49 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in South Dakota, North Dakota, Delaware. On average, about 626 Helenas were registered per state.
Helena + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Helena as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Helena: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Helena?
We estimate approximately 25,427 people named Helena 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 13,480 Americans share this first name.
Is Helena a common name?
Helena is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 39,561 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Helena most popular?
Helena reached peak popularity in 2024, when 754 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Helena is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Helena a female name?
Helena is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Helena Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Helena Smith, Helena Johnson, Helena 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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