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Girl name

Helyn

100% girls · last recorded 2015

Helyn has been given to about 1,084 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1917, which makes it a Edwardian name.

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Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 245
Median age today81 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Helyn per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1917 · 62
  • Born in 20250
  • All time1,084

How popular is Helyn?

Its best year was 1917, when 62 babies were given the name, ranking 884th. The typical living American called Helyn is about 81 years old today.

Names that sound like Helyn

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Sherlyn0.79
  2. Helen0.71
  3. Merlyn0.75
  4. Evelyn0.68
  5. Ethelyn0.71
  6. Devyn0.70
  7. Eryn0.70
  8. Sevyn0.70

Middle names for Helyn

Ranked by flow score
  1. Helyn Anne0.81
  2. Helyn Catherine0.78
  3. Helyn Josephine0.78
  4. Helyn Rose0.77
  5. Helyn Marie0.77
  6. Helyn Grace0.77

Sibling names for Helyn

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Cleoeither · 0.76
  2. Luellasister · 0.76
  3. Opalsister · 0.75
  4. Estellesister · 0.74
  5. Forestbrother · 0.66
  6. Archiebrother · 0.65

Where Helyn is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Helyn Anderson0.77
    2. Helyn White0.72
    3. Helyn Moore0.72
    4. Helyn Brown0.72
    5. Helyn Young0.69
    6. Helyn Wright0.69

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Helyn

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.