How Many People Are Named Hellen?
An estimated 3,481 people in the United States have the first name Hellen. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 39 years old, and Hellen peaked in popularity in 1924 with 195 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Hellen 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 Hellen paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,481
About 1 in 98,464 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1924
195 births
Total Registered
8,240
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Hellen
Hellen is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 8,240 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Hellen as a female name
Ranked #1,633 in 2024
126 female births in 2024
Peak: 1924 (195 births)
Hellen: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Hellen span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 1,668 babies were registered. While Hellen is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Hellen by Decade
How has Hellen 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.
Hellen by State
Birth registrations for Hellen span all 27 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, North Carolina. The lowest are in Kansas, Connecticut, Arizona. On average, about 164 Hellens were registered per state.
Hellen + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Hellen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Hellen
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Hellen: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hellen?
We estimate approximately 3,481 people named Hellen 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 98,464 Americans share this first name.
Is Hellen a common name?
Hellen is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 8,240 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Hellen most popular?
Hellen reached peak popularity in 1924, when 195 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Hellen is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Hellen a female name?
Hellen is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Hellen Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Hellen Smith, Hellen Johnson, Hellen 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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