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Helene

Pronounced HH AH0 L IY1 N (ARPABET)

  • 2 syllables
  • Peaked 1918
  • 145 years in use
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How popular is Helene?

Helene is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 33,291 children — the 695th most common girls' name on record.

It is still recorded, but barely: 329 births across the past decade, against a peak of 728 in a single year. That peak was in 1918.

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Characteristics

  • 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
HH AH0 L IY1 N
Stress pattern:
01
Syllables:
2

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Helene

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Helene

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Helene?
Helene ranks 695th among girls' names in US records, with 33,291 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 329.
Is Helene a unisex name?
No. Helene is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Helene most popular?
1918, when 728 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.