How Many People Are Named Helios?
An estimated 405 people in the United States have the first name Helios. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 8 years old, and Helios peaked in popularity in 2022 with 49 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Helios 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 Helios paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
405
About 1 in 846,307 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
8
years old
Peak Year
2022
49 births
Total Registered
408
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Helios
Helios is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 408 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Helios as a male name
Ranked #2,881 in 2024
44 male births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (49 births)
Helios: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Helios span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 203 babies were registered. Helios remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Helios by Decade
How has Helios 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.
Helios by State
Birth registrations for Helios span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Arizona. The lowest are in Arizona, Texas, California. On average, about 44 Helioss were registered per state.
Helios + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Helios as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Helios
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Helios: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Helios?
We estimate approximately 405 people named Helios 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 846,307 Americans share this first name.
Is Helios a common name?
Helios is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 408 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Helios most popular?
Helios reached peak popularity in 2022, when 49 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Helios is approximately 8 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Helios a male name?
Helios is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Helios Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Helios Smith, Helios Johnson, Helios 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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