Helena
Girl nameHelena has been given to 40,412 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 2025 and currently ranks #363 for girls (2025).
Meaning & origin /ˈhɛlənə/
A Latinate form of Helen, borrowed from Latin Helena.
Origin: Ancient Greek
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
40,412
Peak year
2025 (841 babies)
Rank in 2025
#363 for girls
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▲ +44%
Gender split
All girls
Famous people named Helena
Helena Bonham Carter
British actress (born 1966)
Helena Blavatsky
Russian occult writer (1831-1891)
Princess Helena of the United Kingdom
Member of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1846–1923)
Helene Schjerfbeck
Swedish-speaking painter of Finland (1862-1946)
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
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