30 Names That Honor Helen

Written By Sarah at Adored Names

Helen was one of the most popular baby names in the early nineteen hundreds so it is not a wonder why so many people have a loved one named Helen in their life or family tree. From 1900 to 1930, Helen held one of the coveted positions of top five baby girl names in the USA. From 1931 to 1935, the name Helen made its way into the top ten baby girl names, and from 1936 to 1958 Helen sat in the top 100 baby girl names in the USA.

Today, Helen is still a much loved name and lands itself in the position of being the 421st most popular baby girl name of our most current year of data (2022, USA). According to our most current United States baby name data (US Social Security Administration, 2022) this sweet name meaning “Shing Light” was gifted to 747 baby girls.

Think this is only a name for girls? Well, although we don’t have any documented cases of baby boys being given the name in 2022, Helen was a top 1,000 boy name for nearly the entire first half of the nineteen hundreds. The name was last seen in the top 1,000 baby boy names in 1941 when it was listed as the 911th most popular baby boy name. Helen was most popular for baby boys in 1903 when it was listed as the 357th most popular boy’s name.

As mentioned before, with all of these statistics in mind, it is clear that many people have a Helen in their life and it is not a wonder why the name Helen is a popular name to honor.

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Names That Honor Helen

1. Aileen

2. Elaina

3. Elaine

4. Eleanor

5. Eleen

6. Elen

7. Elena

8. Elene

9. Eleni

10. Elin

11. Elle

12. Ellen

13. Halen

14. Halina

15. Halyn

16. Helaine

17. Helena

18. Helene

19. Hollin

20. Hollyn

21. Jelena

22. Kellen

23. Len

24. Leni

25. Lenna

26. Lennon

27. Lenny

28. Nell

29. Nora

30. Yelena

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