HELEN is ranked as the 69th most popular given name in the United States with an
estimated population of 795,354.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the first names are more popular.
There are 249.44 people named HELEN for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's
(SSA)
Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named HELEN is 332,394.
The SSA data also shows that HELEN is used as a girl's name 100% of the time.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
HELEN is
78.5% White,
4.4% Hispanic origin,
12.0% Black,
3.0% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.5% Two or More Races,
and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native.
These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate.
The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and
Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution
in the general population of the US.
The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name.
The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population.
The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines
how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.
On this basis, the people with the name HELEN have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name HELEN is included in the following name categories:
US feminine baby name - Social Security Administration
Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
Common Swedish feminine given name - SCB Data
English feminine given name
Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name HELEN
The state with the most people named
HELEN is
California where
83,924 people have this name.
West Virginia is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named HELEN, as
489.47 in every 100,000
West Virginians
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
California.
West Virginia is the state with the biggest
positive difference between the actual state population and the
projected state population based on the national average.
(where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 more
people than projected.
The state with the biggest negative difference is
Maine
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name HELEN
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
38,201
296.58
99.9%
Indiana
19,205
291.12
99.8%
Iowa
7,094
228.31
99.6%
Kansas
8,502
292.77
99.6%
Michigan
23,504
237.18
99.9%
Minnesota
10,163
186.24
99.7%
Missouri
9,214
307.73
99.8%
Nebraska
5,401
287.04
99.4%
North Dakota
2,010
271.86
98.8%
Ohio
41,292
356.15
99.9%
South Dakota
2,388
279.84
98.7%
Wisconsin
11,164
193.91
99.7%
West States
State stats for the first name HELEN
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
1,688
229.16
98.3%
Arizona
18,123
269.23
99.8%
California
83,924
216.28
100.0%
Colorado
12,554
234.4
99.7%
Hawaii
2,974
209.51
99.7%
Idaho
3,896
238.37
99.3%
Montana
3,475
339.51
99.3%
Nevada
6,512
229.35
99.6%
New Mexico
6,363
305.09
99.6%
Oregon
10,894
274.38
99.7%
Utah
5,383
182.91
99.3%
Washington
14,221
201.39
99.8%
Wyoming
1,837
314.48
98.9%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name HELEN
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have HELEN as a first name.
The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as
a percentage of all the people named HELEN.
The most popular full name is HELEN Smith.
0.85% of all the people named HELEN
have this family name.
There are 54787 last
names associated with this first name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name HELEN