Helena is a girl's name of Spanish origin. Its meaning is not recorded in the standard references we check — we would rather tell you that plainly than guess. In 2024 it was given to 754 girls in the United States.
Helena belongs to the Spanish tradition. Its roots are documented, even though its precise meaning is not recorded in the standard references — an honest gap we prefer to a confident guess. It travels in a few spellings: Helen.
In the United States, Helena first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #194 in 1881, and in 2024 754 babies received the name — 39,561 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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The meaning of Helena is not recorded in the standard references we check. Rather than repeat an unsourced claim, we leave it open — its Spanish origin is documented, but its exact meaning is not.
Helena is a girl name. In 2024, 754 babies received the name in the US.
Helena comes from the Spanish tradition. It is also spelled Helen.
Helena first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #194 in 1881, and 754 babies were given the name in 2024.
Helena is pronounced /ˈhɛlənə/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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