Helen

Greek

"torch; shining light"

Helen Origin and Meaning

Variation of Aileen

Helen Rank in US Top 1000

# 424 in the US

Helen Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 311 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Helen

• 424 US 2024
• 311 Nameberry 2025
• 498 Future 2028
• 893 England 2024
• 246 Germany 2016
• 61 Estonia 2024

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Famous People Named Helen

• Helen Adams Keller American deaf and blind author and political activist
• Helen Hayes American actress
• Helen Elizabeth Hunt American actress
• Helen Clare Kane American singer who inspired cartoon character Betty Boop
• Helen Elizabeth Clark 37th Prime Minister of New Zealand
• Helen Princess of Serbia; daughter of Peter I of Yugoslavia
• Helen Augusta Blanchard American inventor
• Helen Lydia Mirren English actress
• Helen Elizabeth McCrory English actress
• (Helen) Beatrix Potter English children's author and illustrator
• Helen Joyce Gabriel Flanagan English actress and model
• Helen Jane Long English musician
• Helen Jairag Richardson Anglo,Burmese Indian actress and dancer
• Helen Rachel Slater American actress and singer,songwriter
• Helen Castillo American Fashion Designer
• Helen Morgan American singer and actress
• Helen Kalin Klanderud American politician
• Helen "Nellie" Costigan Cohan American actress
• Helen George British actress
• Helen Hinkle member of the Beat Generation circle and inspiration for Galatea Dunkel in Jack Kerouac's "On the Road"
• Helen Joanna Santos (b. 1944) daughter of actors Dick Haymes & Joanne Dru
• Helen Grace De Niro (b. 2011) daughter of actor Robert De Niro

The name Helen in Pop Culture

• Helen of Troy Greek mythological figure said to be the most beautiful woman in the world.
• Mount St. Helens volcano in Washington State, USA
• Helen first queen of Narnia in the novel: 'The Magician's Nephew' by C.S. Lewis
• Helen Graham main character in 'The Tenant of Wildfell Hall' by Anne Brontë
• Helen Burns character in "Jane Eyre"
• Helen Stanley main character in "Helen" by Maria Edgeworth
• Helen Leonard main character in 2009 film "Helen"
• Helen Seinfeld Jerry's mom on TV's "Seinfeld"
• Helen Ferguson paranoid nurse in Ernest Hemingway's "A Farewell to Arms"
• Helen Spitz character on animated series "Braceface"
• Helen Memel main character in Charlotte Roche's "Wetlands" and the film o the same name
• Dr. Helen Magnus character on TV's "Sanctuary"
• Helen Parr aka Elastigirl character in Pixar's "The Incredibles"
• Helen Morgendorffer character in animated series "Daria"
• Helen Harris character in film "Bridesmaids"
• Helen Grady character in the video game "Silent Hill: Origins"
• Helen Hawkins character on TV's "Siren"
• Helen Quilley main character in film "Sliding Doors"
• Helen McIntire American Girl doll character
• "Helen Sweetheart of the Internet," comic strip by Peter Zale
• Helen Longshanks character in the Inheritance Cycle
• Helen Shivers character in film "I Know What You Did Last Summer"
• Margot Helen Tenenbaum character in film "The Royal Tenenbaums"
• Helen Bryce character on "Smallville"
• Helen Thermopolis character in "The Princess Diaries" series
• Helen Blackthorn character from Cassandra Clare's "Mortal Instruments and Dark Artifices" series
• Helen Ophelia DuBois character on TV's "Drake and Josh"
• Helen character on Showtime's "Masters of Sex," played by Sarah Silverman
• Helen Lovejoy a character from "The Simpsons"
• Helen Schlegel character in E.M. Forster's novel "Howards End"
• Helen Queen of Eddis in Megan Whalen Turner's "Queen's Thief" series
• Helen Harris character in the 2004 Comedy film "Raising Helen"
• Helen Roper character on TV show "Three's Company"