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How popular is the name Hellen?
Births per year, rank history and how many Hellens are alive today.
Hellen (female), a spelling of Helen, last appeared in the England and Wales name records in 2022 (ranked 5670th); fewer than three babies a year have been given the name since. This spelling of the name peaked in 2019, when 6 babies were given the name, the 3541st most popular that year.
Across all spellings of the name, the Helen you are most likely to meet is around 61 years old. Half of all Helens born in England and Wales are between 51 and 65, and there are at least 220,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 females, there's roughly a 50% chance that at least one of them will be called Helen.
How many babies are named Hellen each year?
Includes all spellings: Hellen, Helen. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the Hellen spelling rank?
Where does the Helen spelling rank?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Hellen most popular?
The most popular form of the name, Helen, peaked in 1964, when around 10,500 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Hellen spelling itself peaked in 2019, with 6 babies.
How many people are called Hellen?
At least 220,000 people named Hellen in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Hellen?
Most living Hellens are between 51 and 65; the most common age is about 61.
Is Hellen becoming more or less popular?
It has faded from the rankings.