Name profile

Helene

Ancient Greek form of Helen, as well as the modern Scandinavian and German form.

PronunciationGerman /he.ˈleː.nə/; Classical Greek /he.lé.nɛː/
Usage languagesAncient Greek, Danish, Dutch, German, Greek Mythology, Norwegian, Nynorsk, Swedish
US rank (2025)#3,577

Meaning and history

Hélène is the Ancient Greek form of Helen and is also used as the modern Scandinavian and German form.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20062006: 47 births, rank #3,414
2007: 48 births, rank #3,428
2008: 31 births, rank #4,761
2009: 31 births, rank #4,677
2010: 37 births, rank #4,023
20112011: 39 births, rank #3,843
2012: 28 births, rank #4,957
2013: 41 births, rank #3,703
2014: 33 births, rank #4,350
2015: 41 births, rank #3,705
20162016: 34 births, rank #4,250
2017: 32 births, rank #4,384
2018: 23 births, rank #5,454
2019: 32 births, rank #4,343
2020: 36 births, rank #3,915
20212021: 27 births, rank #4,833
2022: 30 births, rank #4,582
2023: 35 births, rank #4,114
2024: 40 births, rank #3,758
20252025: 42 births, rank #3,577

Helene moved from #830 to #944 for girls between 1969 and 1970. Its highest annual birth count came in 1918, with 728 births.