Helina
Helina is a very large genus from the fly family Muscidae.
Meaning & Origin of Helina
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Helina is a very large genus from the fly family Muscidae.
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The Story of Helina
The earliest SSA record of Helina as a baby girl name dates back to 1973, when 5 babies received it. 2005 was its biggest year on record, with 22 newborns named Helina — #5,600 in the national rankings. About 29% of every Helina on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Helina ranks #7,746 for baby girls with 13 births, gradually falling (-8%). All told, over 547 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Helina
Helina is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1973 and has accumulated 547 births in the dataset. Helina's peak popularity came in 2005 when it ranked #5,444. Use the chart and map above to compare Helina'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 .
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