How Many People Are Named Helene?
An estimated 11,609 people in the United States have the first name Helene. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 64 years old, and Helene peaked in popularity in 1918 with 728 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Helene 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 Helene paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
11,609
About 1 in 29,525 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
64
years old
Peak Year
1918
728 births
Total Registered
33,291
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Helene
Helene is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 33,291 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Helene as a female name
Ranked #3,765 in 2024
40 female births in 2024
Peak: 1918 (728 births)
Helene: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Helene span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 5,519 babies were registered. Helene has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Helene by Decade
How has Helene 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.
Helene by State
Birth registrations for Helene span all 45 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois. The lowest are in Mississippi, Idaho, Arkansas. On average, about 578 Helenes were registered per state.
Helene + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Helene as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Helene
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Helene: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Helene?
We estimate approximately 11,609 people named Helene 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 29,525 Americans share this first name.
Is Helene a common name?
Helene is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 97.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 33,291 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Helene most popular?
Helene reached peak popularity in 1918, when 728 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Helene is approximately 64 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Helene a female name?
Helene is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Helene Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Helene Smith, Helene Johnson, Helene 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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