Last Name HELEN

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • HELEN is ranked as the 7744th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 4,810.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 1.51 people named HELEN for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named HELEN is 573, the rank is 41,448 and the proportion per 100k Americans named HELEN is 0.18.

Last Names HELEN
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 4,810 +/-5.1%
  • National Rank 7,744
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 1.5

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 573
  • National Rank 41,448
  • Proportion/100k 0.18

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name HELEN is 75.6% White, 4.1% Hispanic origin, 18.0% Black, 2.3% Asian or Pacific Islander, 0.0% Two or More Races, and 0.0% 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 Black or White and a lower likelyhood of being American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name HELEN is included in the following name categories:
  • Not Categorized

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name HELEN

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 75.6% 63.9% 11.7%
Hispanic origin 4.1% 16.3% -12.2%
Black 18.0% 12.3% 5.7%
Asian or Pacific Islander 2.3% 4.9% -2.6%
Two or more races 0.0% 1.8% -1.8%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.0% 0.7% -0.7%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named HELEN is California where 512 people have this name.
  • Louisiana is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named HELEN, as 3.46 in every 100,000 Louisianans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 97th, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • Louisiana 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 24 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Nebraska (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 17 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names HELEN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 235 1.82 96.6% Indiana 71 1.08 88.1% Iowa 22 0.72 72.0% Kansas 56 1.94 85.1% Michigan 140 1.41 95.1% Minnesota 57 1.04 87.4% Missouri 60 2 85.3% Nebraska 7 0.35 15.5% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 263 2.27 96.4% South Dakota 9 1.04 16.8% Wisconsin 57 0.99 87.2%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name HELEN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 235 1.82 96.6%
Indiana 71 1.08 88.1%
Iowa 22 0.72 72.0%
Kansas 56 1.94 85.1%
Michigan 140 1.41 95.1%
Minnesota 57 1.04 87.4%
Missouri 60 2 85.3%
Nebraska 7 0.35 15.5%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 263 2.27 96.4%
South Dakota 9 1.04 16.8%
Wisconsin 57 0.99 87.2%
West State Statistics Last-Names HELEN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 16 2.16 24.5% Arizona 118 1.76 94.3% California 512 1.32 97.8% Colorado 95 1.77 93.5% Hawaii 24 1.7 78.9% Idaho 23 1.43 70.7% Montana 8 0.77 18.8% Nevada 37 1.29 84.9% New Mexico 0 0 0.0% Oregon 88 2.21 92.4% Utah 33 1.13 76.5% Washington 94 1.33 93.6% Wyoming 19 3.19 62.5%

West States
State stats for the first name HELEN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 16 2.16 24.5%
Arizona 118 1.76 94.3%
California 512 1.32 97.8%
Colorado 95 1.77 93.5%
Hawaii 24 1.7 78.9%
Idaho 23 1.43 70.7%
Montana 8 0.77 18.8%
Nevada 37 1.29 84.9%
New Mexico 0 0 0.0%
Oregon 88 2.21 92.4%
Utah 33 1.13 76.5%
Washington 94 1.33 93.6%
Wyoming 19 3.19 62.5%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names HELEN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 17 0.48 57.7% Maine 10 0.77 22.4% Massachusetts 49 0.72 81.0% New Hampshire 9 0.7 22.6% New Jersey 104 1.17 92.5% New York 351 1.78 97.4% Pennsylvania 273 2.13 96.9% Rhode Island 27 2.59 75.9% Vermont 0 0 0.0%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name HELEN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 17 0.48 57.7%
Maine 10 0.77 22.4%
Massachusetts 49 0.72 81.0%
New Hampshire 9 0.7 22.6%
New Jersey 104 1.17 92.5%
New York 351 1.78 97.4%
Pennsylvania 273 2.13 96.9%
Rhode Island 27 2.59 75.9%
Vermont 0 0 0.0%
South State Statistics Last-Names HELEN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 57 1.18 86.4% Arkansas 38 1.3 81.1% Delaware 11 1.14 71.7% Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 26.8% Florida 315 1.58 97.9% Georgia 152 1.51 94.7% Kentucky 78 1.76 87.8% Louisiana 161 3.46 92.8% Maryland 86 1.43 93.1% Mississippi 60 2 85.3% North Carolina 150 1.51 95.5% Oklahoma 85 2.2 89.1% South Carolina 142 2.94 94.5% Tennessee 103 1.58 92.4% Texas 332 1.23 96.6% Virginia 203 2.44 96.2% West Virginia 36 1.97 76.3%

South States
State stats for the first name HELEN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 57 1.18 86.4%
Arkansas 38 1.3 81.1%
Delaware 11 1.14 71.7%
Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 26.8%
Florida 315 1.58 97.9%
Georgia 152 1.51 94.7%
Kentucky 78 1.76 87.8%
Louisiana 161 3.46 92.8%
Maryland 86 1.43 93.1%
Mississippi 60 2 85.3%
North Carolina 150 1.51 95.5%
Oklahoma 85 2.2 89.1%
South Carolina 142 2.94 94.5%
Tennessee 103 1.58 92.4%
Texas 332 1.23 96.6%
Virginia 203 2.44 96.2%
West Virginia 36 1.97 76.3%
 

Full Names with HELEN as a Last Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have HELEN as a last 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 James HELEN. 13.32% of all the people named HELEN have this given name.

There are 290 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name HELEN

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 James HELEN 13.32%
2 Daniel HELEN 5.60%
3 Joseph HELEN 3.96%
4 Joyce HELEN 2.61%
5 Richard HELEN 2.51%
6 Michael HELEN 2.22%
7 John HELEN 1.93%
8 Shirley HELEN 1.93%
9 David HELEN 1.83%
10 Christopher HELEN 1.45%
11 Gary HELEN 1.45%
12 Charles HELEN 1.25%
13 Ruth HELEN 1.25%
14 Mark HELEN 1.16%
15 Donald HELEN 0.97%
16 Aaron HELEN 0.87%
17 Adam HELEN 0.87%
18 Carl HELEN 0.87%
19 Peter HELEN 0.87%
20 Tom HELEN 0.87%