Helene Name Popularity

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How popular is Helene?

The rare name Helene was the 5,636th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

Helene, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #227 in 1916.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1918 with 728 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Helene was 17 in 1880.

Helene, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1887-1891, 1892-1896, 1897-1900, 1902-1905, 1907-1915, and 2000-2003, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1958-1961, 1963-1975, 1979-1982, and 2003-2008.

Where is the name Helene popularity headed?

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

Helene's popularity has been moving downward for some time. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Helene for their newborn has dropped.

The name Helene is very unique and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Helene has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Helene (Girl)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		22	5,636
2017		32	4,411
2016		33	4,373
2015		41	3,719
2014		33	4,379
2013		41	3,728
2012		28	5,012
2011		39	3,862
2010		37	4,052
2009		31	4,726
2008		31	4,796
2007		48	3,439
2006		47	3,427
2005		43	3,470
2004		54	2,935
2003		102	1,825
2002		40	3,414
2001		48	2,975
2000		28	4,328
1999		39	3,268
1998		40	3,135
1997		38	3,125
1996		46	2,687
1995		44	2,749
1994		45	2,716
1993		51	2,462
1992		48	2,585
1991		60	2,198
1990		52	2,382
1989		59	2,107
1988		48	2,304
1987		54	2,051
1986		46	2,237
1985		44	2,295
1984		56	1,890
1983		55	1,887
1982		49	2,086
1981		79	1,521
1980		75	1,558
1979		78	1,508
1978		67	1,601
1977		79	1,422
1976		90	1,243
1975		79	1,355
1974		99	1,157
1973		112	1,042
1972		108	1,067
1971		123	1,010
1970		135	944
1969		155	829
1968		157	805
1967		185	722
1966		242	609
1965		286	563
1964		341	532
1963		367	510
1962		344	527
1961		381	497
1960		433	467
1959		455	452
1958		478	432
1957		452	442
1956		451	433
1955		483	397
1954		462	402
1953		454	399
1952		503	369
1951		494	360
1950		508	350
1949		512	342
1948		522	340
1947		581	325
1946		530	324
1945		458	315
1944		456	316
1943		462	329
1942		533	296
1941		450	305
1940		429	302
1939		416	301
1938		444	300
1937		453	291
1936		445	288
1935		400	308
1934		397	313
1933		405	308
1932		455	294
1931		439	305
1930		550	272
1929		483	299
1928		506	295
1927		500	298
1926		511	297
1925		488	300
1924		544	282
1923		570	270
1922		613	262
1921		624	264
1920		680	252
1919		664	249
1918		728	235
1917		721	230
1916		718	227
1915		682	231
1914		538	231
1913		425	235
1912		378	232
1911		283	232
1910		226	255
1909		176	272
1908		138	302
1907		160	275
1906		149	274
1905		146	273
1904		121	293
1903		123	283
1902		94	322
1901		122	267
1900		138	277
1899		89	317
1898		98	319
1897		108	273
1896		100	291
1895		87	312
1894		78	314
1893		68	324
1892		54	361
1891		68	303
1890		57	339
1889		44	364
1888		39	388
1887		31	394
1886		33	372
1885		28	386
1884		26	392
1883		24	378
1882		20	412
1881		20	377
1880		17	412

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.