The baby name Helen appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1918 with 45,899 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Helen has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 13,659 |
| 1910 | 5 |
| 1911 | 15,248 |
| 1911 | 10 |
| 1912 | 20,308 |
| 1912 | 10 |
| 1913 | 24,029 |
| 1913 | 10 |
| 1914 | 29,237 |
| 1914 | 14 |
| 1915 | 39,089 |
| 1915 | 22 |
| 1916 | 41,517 |
| 1916 | 41 |
| 1917 | 43,639 |
| 1917 | 22 |
| 1918 | 45,899 |
| 1918 | 42 |
| 1919 | 42,906 |
| 1919 | 9 |
| 1920 | 43,769 |
| 1920 | 21 |
| 1921 | 43,262 |
| 1921 | 22 |
| 1922 | 35,356 |
| 1922 | 13 |
| 1923 | 41,296 |
| 1923 | 23 |
| 1924 | 41,341 |
| 1924 | 49 |
| 1925 | 39,564 |
| 1925 | 25 |
| 1926 | 38,970 |
| 1926 | 35 |
| 1927 | 36,831 |
| 1927 | 54 |
| 1928 | 34,409 |
| 1928 | 44 |
| 1929 | 30,947 |
| 1929 | 13 |
| 1930 | 29,057 |
| 1930 | 25 |
| 1931 | 24,248 |
| 1931 | 12 |
| 1932 | 22,441 |
| 1932 | 22 |
| 1933 | 20,256 |
| 1933 | 20 |
| 1934 | 18,181 |
| 1934 | 6 |
| 1935 | 15,861 |
| 1935 | 15 |
| 1936 | 15,865 |
| 1936 | 17 |
| 1937 | 14,787 |
| 1937 | 16 |
| 1938 | 13,807 |
| 1938 | 25 |
| 1939 | 12,165 |
| 1939 | 5 |
| 1940 | 12,580 |
| 1941 | 10,775 |
| 1941 | 25 |
| 1942 | 10,861 |
| 1943 | 12,369 |
| 1944 | 9,651 |
| 1945 | 9,122 |
| 1946 | 9,703 |
| 1947 | 10,248 |
| 1948 | 9,444 |
| 1949 | 8,785 |
| 1950 | 8,315 |
| 1951 | 8,514 |
| 1952 | 8,278 |
| 1953 | 7,696 |
| 1954 | 7,118 |
| 1955 | 6,544 |
| 1956 | 6,306 |
| 1957 | 6,330 |
| 1958 | 5,894 |
| 1958 | 5 |
| 1959 | 5,526 |
| 1960 | 5,236 |
| 1961 | 5,058 |
| 1962 | 4,333 |
| 1963 | 3,550 |
| 1964 | 3,579 |
| 1965 | 3,190 |
| 1966 | 2,788 |
| 1967 | 2,455 |
| 1968 | 2,210 |
| 1969 | 2,236 |
| 1970 | 2,040 |
| 1971 | 1,721 |
| 1972 | 1,339 |
| 1973 | 1,229 |
| 1974 | 1,236 |
| 1975 | 1,207 |
| 1976 | 1,019 |
| 1977 | 1,200 |
| 1978 | 1,052 |
| 1979 | 1,004 |
| 1980 | 1,050 |
| 1981 | 882 |
| 1982 | 846 |
| 1983 | 823 |
| 1984 | 841 |
| 1985 | 784 |
| 1986 | 796 |
| 1987 | 850 |
| 1988 | 761 |
| 1989 | 962 |
| 1989 | 9 |
| 1990 | 769 |
| 1991 | 837 |
| 1992 | 713 |
| 1993 | 838 |
| 1994 | 859 |
| 1995 | 723 |
| 1996 | 861 |
| 1997 | 804 |
| 1998 | 861 |
| 1999 | 751 |
| 2000 | 778 |
| 2001 | 752 |
| 2002 | 707 |
| 2003 | 730 |
| 2004 | 959 |
| 2005 | 1,156 |
| 2006 | 984 |
| 2007 | 1,044 |
| 2008 | 906 |
| 2009 | 761 |
| 2010 | 591 |
| 2011 | 742 |
| 2012 | 824 |
| 2013 | 688 |
| 2014 | 710 |
| 2015 | 759 |
| 2016 | 863 |
| 2017 | 823 |
| 2018 | 686 |
| 2019 | 743 |
| 2020 | 709 |
| 2021 | 807 |
| 2022 | 847 |
| 2023 | 877 |
| 2024 | 797 |