Girl name Greek origin Christian tradition

Helen

HEL-en · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Bright; shining light
Language
Greek
Culture
Ancient Greek
Religion
Christian
Style era
timeless
Themes
classic · mythological
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#424
2024 births726
Peak year1918
First appeared1880
Total US births1,023,527
1918 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
LennieNellie
Alternate spellings
HellenHelene
In other languages
Helen (English)Helene (German)Elena (Italian/Spanish)Yelena (Russian)Heléna (Hungarian)

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