Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Helene

#784 most common girls' name of all time · #1,419 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#784
Rank overall
#1,419 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
33,334
Since 2016
331
Peak year
1918 #235
Best rank
#228 1916
Girls Boys peak 728/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Helene is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 42 — 42 #3,577
2024 40 — 40 #3,759
2023 35 — 35 #4,115
2022 30 — 30 #4,583
2021 27 — 27 #4,834
2020 36 — 36 #3,915
2019 32 — 32 #4,345
2018 23 — 23 #5,456
2017 32 — 32 #4,387
2016 34 — 34 #4,253
2015 41 — 41 #3,705
2014 33 — 33 #4,351
2013 41 — 41 #3,704
2012 28 — 28 #4,961
2011 39 — 39 #3,846
2010 37 — 37 #4,025
2009 31 — 31 #4,681
2008 31 — 31 #4,763
2007 48 — 48 #3,430
2006 47 — 47 #3,416
2005 43 — 43 #3,463
2004 54 — 54 #2,927
2003 102 — 102 #1,824
2002 40 — 40 #3,395
2001 48 — 48 #2,964
2000 28 — 28 #4,293
1999 39 — 39 #3,247
1998 40 — 40 #3,117
1997 38 — 38 #3,106
1996 46 — 46 #2,672
1995 44 — 44 #2,737
1994 46 — 46 #2,661
1993 51 — 51 #2,452
1992 48 — 48 #2,576
1991 60 — 60 #2,191
1990 52 — 52 #2,374
1989 58 — 58 #2,120
1988 48 — 48 #2,295
1987 54 — 54 #2,044
1986 45 — 45 #2,268
1985 45 — 45 #2,254
1984 56 — 56 #1,886
1983 56 — 56 #1,860
1982 49 — 49 #2,083
1981 79 — 79 #1,515
1980 75 — 75 #1,554
1979 80 — 80 #1,482
1978 67 — 67 #1,600
1977 79 — 79 #1,415
1976 90 — 90 #1,245
1975 79 — 79 #1,352
1974 100 — 100 #1,152
1973 112 — 112 #1,040
1972 108 — 108 #1,066
1971 123 — 123 #1,010
1970 135 — 135 #940
1969 155 — 155 #826
1968 157 — 157 #804
1967 185 — 185 #721
1966 242 — 242 #611
1965 286 — 286 #562
1964 342 — 342 #532
1963 368 — 368 #509
1962 345 — 345 #526
1961 384 — 384 #496
1960 432 — 432 #467
1959 454 — 454 #455
1958 479 — 479 #430
1957 453 — 453 #442
1956 451 — 451 #433
1955 483 — 483 #398
1954 461 — 461 #403
1953 454 — 454 #399
1952 502 — 502 #370
1951 494 — 494 #360
1950 508 — 508 #349
1949 512 — 512 #342
1948 522 — 522 #340
1947 581 — 581 #325
1946 530 — 530 #323
1945 458 — 458 #315
1944 456 — 456 #316
1943 462 — 462 #328
1942 533 — 533 #297
1941 450 — 450 #305
1940 429 — 429 #302
1939 416 — 416 #302
1938 444 — 444 #300
1937 453 — 453 #291
1936 445 — 445 #288
1935 400 — 400 #309
1934 397 — 397 #313
1933 405 — 405 #308
1932 455 — 455 #295
1931 439 — 439 #305
1930 550 — 550 #273
1929 483 — 483 #300
1928 506 — 506 #295
1927 500 — 500 #298
1926 511 — 511 #297
1925 488 — 488 #300
1924 544 — 544 #282
1923 570 — 570 #271
1922 613 — 613 #262
1921 624 — 624 #264
1920 680 — 680 #252
1919 664 — 664 #249
1918 728 — 728 #235
1917 721 — 721 #230
1916 718 — 718 #228
1915 682 — 682 #232
1914 538 — 538 #231
1913 425 — 425 #235
1912 378 — 378 #232
1911 283 — 283 #232
1910 226 — 226 #255
1909 176 — 176 #273
1908 138 — 138 #303
1907 160 — 160 #275
1906 149 — 149 #274
1905 146 — 146 #273
1904 121 — 121 #293
1903 123 — 123 #284
1902 94 — 94 #321
1901 122 — 122 #267
1900 138 — 138 #278
1899 89 — 89 #318
1898 98 — 98 #319
1897 108 — 108 #274
1896 100 — 100 #292
1895 87 — 87 #312
1894 78 — 78 #317
1893 68 — 68 #325
1892 54 — 54 #361
1891 68 — 68 #303
1890 57 — 57 #341
1889 44 — 44 #365
1888 39 — 39 #391
1887 31 — 31 #391
1886 33 — 33 #373
1885 28 — 28 #388
1884 26 — 26 #394
1883 24 — 24 #382
1882 20 — 20 #409
1881 20 — 20 #379
1880 17 — 17 #412