Girls name
Helen
Helen is a girls' name given to 903,500 girls in the United States since 1910, peaking in 1918 with 36,148 births. It has appeared in 51 states, and reached its highest rank of #1 among girls names in Michigan in 1910.
Which states favor Helen
Helen by state
Top states by all-time births named Helen. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pennsylvania | 102,510 | #420 (2025) |
| 2 | New York | 93,572 | #456 (2025) |
| 3 | Illinois | 52,520 | #358 (2025) |
| 4 | Ohio | 51,109 | #604 (2025) |
| 5 | California | 34,708 | #492 (2025) |
| 6 | Texas | 34,368 | #484 (2025) |
| 7 | New Jersey | 34,147 | #684 (2025) |
| 8 | Michigan | 33,584 | #893 (2025) |
| 9 | Massachusetts | 33,516 | #323 (2025) |
| 10 | Missouri | 25,159 | #454 (2025) |
| 11 | North Carolina | 24,862 | #586 (2025) |
| 12 | Indiana | 22,949 | #682 (2025) |
| 13 | Virginia | 21,076 | #205 (2025) |
| 14 | Tennessee | 18,832 | #368 (2025) |
| 15 | Kentucky | 18,077 | #374 (2025) |
| 16 | Georgia | 17,853 | #391 (2025) |
| 17 | Wisconsin | 17,103 | #561 (2024) |
| 18 | Minnesota | 16,246 | #408 (2025) |
| 19 | Iowa | 16,166 | #325 (2024) |
| 20 | West Virginia | 16,083 | #353 (2009) |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).