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Helene
OriginFrench variation of Helen
Meaning"bright, shining one"
GenderGirl
US Rank#943
Top 1000
About Helene
Variation of Eleanor
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #4,387 | 33 | 18.5 |
| 2015 | #3,725 | 41 | 23 |
| 2016 | #4,380 | 33 | 18.6 |
| 2017 | #4,427 | 32 | 18.5 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | #4,381 | 32 | 19.1 |
| 2020 | #3,955 | 36 | 22.3 |
| 2021 | #4,889 | 27 | 16.5 |
| 2022 | #4,627 | 30 | 18.3 |
| 2023 | #4,137 | 35 | 21.8 |
| 2024 | #3,765 | 40 | 24.7 |
| 2025 | #3,602 | 42 | 26.1 |
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- Hélène Louise Henriette
Princess of Orléans; Duchess of Aosta; daughter of Prince Philippe
- Hélène Cixous
French feminist poet, writer and philosopher
- Helene Emma Madison
American Olympic swimmer
- Helene Engelmann
Austrian figure skater
- Hélène Grimaud
French pianist
- Helene Fischer
German singer
- Hélène Conway
Mouret, French Senator
- Hélène Flautre
French MEP
- Hélène Goudin
Swedish MEP
- Hélène LeBlanc
Canadian MP
- Hélène Laverdière
Canadian MP
- Helene Mayer
German Olympic fencer
- Helene Rother
German auto designer
- Hélène Joy
Australian,Canadian actress
- Helene White
U.S. federal judge
- Anna Helene Paquin
New Zealand actress
- Helene Boshoven Klum Samuel
daughter of Heidi Klum and Flavio Briatore
- Helene Claire Stewart (b. 2013)
daughter of American actor French Stewart
- Helene Deconninick
French rhythmic gymnast
Helene in pop culture
- Also pronounced like Hel
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- Helene Kuragin
character in Leo Tolstoy's "War and Peace"
- Celeste Marie Helene Dubois
witch on TV's "The Originals"
- Helene Aquilla
character in Sabaa Tahir's "An Ember in the Ashes."
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