Helen Name Popularity

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How popular is Helen?

The somewhat popular name Helen was the 413th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 500 contender has enjoyed a rank in the top 500 since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began keeping records.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #2 for the first time in 1900 and as recently as 1919.

The greatest number of babies were given the name in 1918 with 36,148 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Helen was 612 in 1881.

Helen, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1881-1900, and 1901-1918, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1920-1940, 1941-1944, 1946-1976, and 2007-2010.

Where is the name Helen popularity headed?

Helen's popularity is at an extremely low point when measured against its most notable year.

Helen's popularity has remained mostly unchanged for some time. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Helen for their newborn has remained about the same.

The name Helen still has a solid footing and will probably continue to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

Relative to what it once was, Helen is very rarely used as a given name.

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		Helen (Girl)		Helen (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		745	413	< 5	--
2017		760	418	< 5	--
2016		815	409	< 5	--
2015		765	417	< 5	--
2014		802	403	< 5	--
2013		739	411	< 5	--
2012		772	403	< 5	--
2011		730	429	< 5	--
2010		703	438	< 5	--
2009		826	388	< 5	--
2008		885	368	< 5	--
2007		931	349	< 5	--
2006		949	347	< 5	--
2005		960	333	< 5	--
2004		861	364	5	11,998
2003		783	392	< 5	--
2002		875	340	< 5	--
2001		884	344	< 5	--
2000		891	345	< 5	--
1999		841	356	< 5	--
1998		832	349	< 5	--
1997		812	346	< 5	--
1996		900	312	< 5	--
1995		836	325	< 5	--
1994		849	321	5	9,346
1993		868	307	5	9,257
1992		828	326	< 5	--
1991		773	340	5	8,689
1990		862	317	7	6,696
1989		857	305	10	4,958
1988		774	321	7	6,018
1987		816	297	< 5	--
1986		766	312	6	6,232
1985		809	301	6	6,066
1984		858	281	7	5,176
1983		844	278	< 5	--
1982		876	279	< 5	--
1981		897	275	< 5	--
1980		910	274	< 5	--
1979		878	279	5	6,425
1978		925	255	5	6,168
1977		994	249	6	5,385
1976		943	250	9	3,834
1975		1,058	229	6	5,046
1974		1,141	225	7	4,341
1973		1,132	223	< 5	--
1972		1,243	225	9	3,446
1971		1,440	209	9	3,478
1970		1,716	191	9	3,377
1969		1,858	175	10	2,941
1968		1,882	173	12	2,492
1967		2,155	158	8	3,088
1966		2,448	144	5	4,179
1965		2,802	137	14	2,210
1964		3,098	132	9	2,939
1963		3,340	124	9	2,927
1962		3,588	128	16	2,073
1961		3,853	119	12	2,461
1960		4,069	118	10	2,756
1959		4,375	108	15	2,149
1958		4,764	100	20	1,796
1957		5,019	95	14	2,231
1956		5,277	90	17	1,970
1955		5,594	78	18	1,871
1954		5,943	72	14	2,156
1953		6,122	65	20	1,733
1952		6,466	63	17	1,894
1951		6,950	54	14	2,091
1950		7,058	50	19	1,717
1949		7,707	46	27	1,418
1948		8,302	40	22	1,579
1947		8,978	38	24	1,534
1946		8,851	36	33	1,224
1945		8,301	31	30	1,212
1944		8,694	31	36	1,115
1943		9,799	28	38	1,116
1942		10,015	26	37	1,127
1941		9,890	24	49	911
1940		10,200	18	39	1,038
1939		10,418	16	45	938
1938		10,834	13	64	765
1937		11,454	12	66	754
1936		12,236	11	52	848
1935		12,781	10	67	754
1934		14,100	9	49	904
1933		14,643	8	82	640
1932		16,376	8	89	638
1931		17,661	6	67	766
1930		19,914	4	83	687
1929		20,985	4	77	710
1928		22,934	4	88	672
1927		25,320	4	92	664
1926		26,884	4	74	746
1925		29,172	4	80	725
1924		31,192	3	79	749
1923		31,488	3	62	864
1922		32,508	3	67	835
1921		34,822	3	66	852
1920		35,097	3	63	856
1919		33,706	2	60	854
1918		36,148	2	80	706
1917		34,251	2	61	813
1916		32,662	2	83	643
1915		30,866	2	60	779
1914		23,221	2	54	707
1913		18,888	2	51	623
1912		16,133	2	38	696
1911		11,801	2	46	429
1910		10,479	2	30	517
1909		9,250	2	36	412
1908		8,439	2	30	442
1907		7,579	2	20	548
1906		7,176	2	26	433
1905		6,811	2	26	426
1904		6,488	2	15	597
1903		6,129	2	29	357
1902		5,967	2	30	361
1901		5,247	2	17	478
1900		6,343	2	18	591
1899		5,048	3	16	491
1898		5,230	3	17	513
1897		4,519	3	16	505
1896		4,392	3	10	749
1895		4,023	3	17	496
1894		3,676	4	8	817
1893		3,249	6	8	794
1892		2,936	9	7	900
1891		2,417	9	9	666
1890		2,312	12	7	844
1889		1,909	17	8	746
1888		1,847	16	5	1,101
1887		1,405	21	< 5	--
1886		1,267	25	< 5	--
1885		1,134	28	6	874
1884		986	33	< 5	--
1883		862	35	5	962
1882		838	31	< 5	--
1881		612	43	7	744
1880		636	35	< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.