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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Helyn

Helyn was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1917, when it ranked 884th with 62 babies. More babies were named Helyn in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
191762 babies
Total since 1880
1,084babies recorded

Helyn popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970——
1960#5,9496
1950#3,30011
1940#2,82110
1930#2,47713
1920#97257
1910#1,29013
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Helyn, counting every spelling?

Helyn has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Helyn?

About 200 people born in the US named Helyn are alive today, with a median age of 75; half are between 68 and 81. That makes Helyn a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Helyn by state

How common Helyn was among girls born in each state in 1915–1919, around its peak. In 46 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesMN0.05Illinois: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesIL0.05Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesNY0.04Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesOH0.02Pennsylvania: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesPA0.06New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Helyn, girls, 1915–1919. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Helyn: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Helyn, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Helyn

How popular is the name Helyn?

Helyn was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1917, when it ranked 884th with 62 babies. More babies were named Helyn in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Helyn a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,084 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Helyn most popular?

In 1915–1919, Helyn was most common in Pennsylvania (0.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by Illinois and Minnesota.