Helen has been given to about 1,027,307 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1918, which makes it a Edwardian name.
Helen ranks 462nd among American girls in 2025, with 668 born that year. Its best year was 1918, when 36,228 babies were given the name, ranking 2nd. The typical living American called Helen is about 81 years old today. It is relatively most common in District of Columbia, where it accounts for 0.20% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.