Helene
Helene is a female given name, a French variant of Helen. Helen is ultimately from Greek Ἑλένη.
- Swedish
- Norwegian
- Danish
- German
Meaning & Origin of Helene
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Helene is a female given name, a French variant of Helen. Helen is ultimately from Greek Ἑλένη.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Swedish
- Norwegian
- Danish
- German
- Greek Mythology
- Ancient Greek
- French
The Story of Helene
Helene first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1880, with 17 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1918: 728 births, good for #235 nationwide. As of 2026, Helene ranks #3,818 for baby girls with 39 births, rising sharply (+21% over the past five years). All told, over 33K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Helene
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Helene. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Helene
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About the name Helene
Helene is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 33K births in the dataset. Helene's peak popularity came in 1918 when it ranked #227. Use the chart and map above to compare Helene's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.