How Many People Are Named Helix?
An estimated 156 people in the United States have the first name Helix. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 7 years old, and Helix peaked in popularity in 2024 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Helix 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 Helix paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
156
About 1 in 2,197,143 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
7
years old
Peak Year
2024
21 births
Total Registered
157
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Helix
Helix is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 157 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Helix as a male name
Ranked #4,752 in 2024
21 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (21 births)
Helix: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Helix span from the 2010s to the 2020s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 85 babies were registered. Helix remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Helix by Decade
How has Helix 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.
Helix + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Helix as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Helix
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Helix: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Helix?
We estimate approximately 156 people named Helix 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 2,197,143 Americans share this first name.
Is Helix a common name?
Helix is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 70.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 157 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Helix most popular?
Helix reached peak popularity in 2024, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Helix is approximately 7 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Helix a male name?
Helix is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Helix Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Helix Smith, Helix Johnson, Helix 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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