# Helene (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/helene/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Greek |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /hɛlˈiːn/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 33,334 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 33,334 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 132, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From French Hélène and from German Helene. Doublet of Helen, Helena, and Elaine.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 39 | 3,867 |
| 2012 | 28 | 5,017 |
| 2013 | 41 | 3,735 |
| 2014 | 33 | 4,387 |
| 2015 | 41 | 3,727 |
| 2016 | 34 | 4,291 |
| 2017 | 32 | 4,428 |
| 2018 | 23 | 5,519 |
| 2019 | 32 | 4,382 |
| 2020 | 36 | 3,955 |
| 2021 | 27 | 4,891 |
| 2022 | 30 | 4,629 |
| 2023 | 35 | 4,140 |
| 2024 | 40 | 3,779 |
| 2025 | 42 | 3,602 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 8 | 2,191 |
| 2004 | 6 | 2,802 |
| 2005 | 6 | 2,970 |
| 2006 | 4 | 4,157 |
| 2007 | 3 | 5,201 |
| 2008 | 4 | 4,524 |
| 2009 | 6 | 3,422 |
| 2010 | 8 | 2,843 |
| 2011 | 5 | 4,049 |
| 2012 | 7 | 3,285 |
| 2014 | 3 | 5,691 |
| 2015 | 5 | 4,103 |
| 2017 | 3 | 5,765 |
| 2018 | 4 | 4,684 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5,927 |

## People named Helene

- Hélène Cixous, French philosopher and writer
- Helene Weigel, German actress and artistic director (1900–1971)
- Hélène Grimaud, French pianist
- Hélène Carrère d'Encausse, French historian and politician (1929–2023)
- Helene Madison, American swimmer
- Helene of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, French Crown Princess (1814-1858)
- Helene Mayer, German fencer (1910–1953)
- Helene Costello, American actress (1906–1957)
- Hélène Ségara, French singer
- Helene Engelmann, Austrian skater (1898–1985)
- Duchess Helene in Bavaria, Bavarian princess; wife of Maximilian Anton, Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis (1834-18
- Hélène Dutrieu, Belgian cyclist, stunt driver and aviator

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.