Feminine dossier · first seen 1880

Helena

Stable Cross-generational persistence
Peak era
2025
Peak births
841
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1880Peak 20252025
peak 2025 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020

Quick answers about Helena

How many people are named Helena?

An estimated 27,024 living Americans are named Helena.

How rare is Helena?

Helena is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 841 girls receiving the name in 2025, matching its recorded peak.

How old is the typical Helena?

The median age of a living American named Helena is approximately 23 years, with most bearers falling between 11 and 49 years old.

Is Helena still popular?

Yes. Helena is holding steady, with 841 births in 2025 and a consistent recent baseline.

Where is Helena most common?

Helena has its strongest geographic signal in Massachusetts, where it appeared 3.9× more often than the national baseline in the 2020s.

Peak year
2025
Decline from peak
0%
2025
841
All-time
40,412
Where it lives now

Helena is most concentrated in Massachusetts — about 3.9× the national rate in the 2020s.

States where Helena is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.

Alabama: near or below the national rate AL Alaska: near or below the national rate AK Arizona: near or below the national rate AZ Arkansas: near or below the national rate AR California: near or below the national rate CA Colorado: near or below the national rate CO Connecticut: near or below the national rate CT Delaware: near or below the national rate DE District of Columbia: near or below the national rate DC Florida: near or below the national rate FL Georgia: near or below the national rate GA Hawaii: near or below the national rate HI Idaho: near or below the national rate ID Illinois: near or below the national rate IL Indiana: near or below the national rate IN Iowa: near or below the national rate IA Kansas: near or below the national rate KS Kentucky: near or below the national rate KY Louisiana: near or below the national rate LA Maine: near or below the national rate ME Maryland: near or below the national rate MD Massachusetts: 3.9× the national rate MA Michigan: near or below the national rate MI Minnesota: near or below the national rate MN Mississippi: near or below the national rate MS Missouri: near or below the national rate MO Montana: near or below the national rate MT Nebraska: near or below the national rate NE Nevada: near or below the national rate NV New Hampshire: near or below the national rate NH New Jersey: near or below the national rate NJ New Mexico: near or below the national rate NM New York: near or below the national rate NY North Carolina: near or below the national rate NC North Dakota: near or below the national rate ND Ohio: near or below the national rate OH Oklahoma: near or below the national rate OK Oregon: near or below the national rate OR Pennsylvania: near or below the national rate PA Rhode Island: near or below the national rate RI South Carolina: near or below the national rate SC South Dakota: near or below the national rate SD Tennessee: near or below the national rate TN Texas: near or below the national rate TX Utah: near or below the national rate UT Vermont: near or below the national rate VT Virginia: near or below the national rate VA Washington: near or below the national rate WA West Virginia: near or below the national rate WV Wisconsin: near or below the national rate WI Wyoming: near or below the national rate WY