Helena

Latinate form of Helen, Greek

"torch; shining light"

Helena Origin and Meaning

Variation of Eleanor

Helena Rank in US Top 1000

# 414 in the US

Helena Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 123 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Helena

• 414 US 2024
• 123 Nameberry 2025
• 463 Future 2028
• 371 England 2024
• 47 Germany 2024
• 165 Netherlands 2015
• 95 Spain 2023
• 40 Portugal 2020
• 198 Mexico 2021
• 1 Brazil 2024
• 31 Iceland 2024
• 81 Belgium 2024
• 77 switzerland 2024
• 25 Austria 2024
• 20 Poland 2024
• 73 Chile 2021
• 39 Croatia 2022

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Famous People Named Helena

• Saint Helena (born Flavia Iulia Helena Augusta) Consort of Roman Emperor Constantius Chlorus and mother of Constantine the Great
• Helena Augusta Victoria; Princess of the U.K. Princess Christian of Schleswig,Holstein, daughter of Queen Victoria
• Helena Victoria (Victoria Louise Sophia Augusta Amelia Helena) Princess of Schleswig,Holstein, granddaughter of Queen Victoria
• Helena Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont (Helene Friederike Auguste), Duchess of Albany; daughter,in,law of Queen Victoria
• Helena Adelaide Princess of Schleswig,Holstein,Sonderburg,Glücksburg (Helene Adelheid Viktoria Marie), Princess of Denmark
• Helena of Nassau (Helene Wilhelmine Henriette Pauline Marianne von Nassau Weilburg), Princess consort of Waldeck and Pyrmont
• Helena Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont (Helene Bathildis Charlotte Maria Friederike), Hereditary Grand Duchess of Oldenburg
• Helena Bonham Carter English actress
• Helena Devereux American educator
• Helena Dow American Olympic fencer
• Helena Modjeska Polish,American actress
• Helena Christensen Danish model
• Chaja "Helena" Rubinstein Polish,American beauty mogul
• Helena Mattsson Swedish actress
• Helena Suková Czech tennis player
• Helena Petrovna Blavatsky Russian philosopher
• Helena Ivanovna Roerich Russian philosopher
• (Anni) Helena Takalo Finnish Olympic cross country skier
• Helena queen of Adiabene in the First Century A.D.
• Eleni "Elena/Helena" Paparizou Greek,Swedish singer
• Helena Teresa Góralska Polish politician and economist
• Helena Majdaniec Polish singer
• Halina Poświatowska (born Helena Myga) Polish poet
• Helena Pilejczyk Polish skater
• Helena (born Felicja pseudonym Lena) Wolińska, Polish politician and communist activist
• Helena Grace Rutherford Girsch (b. 2009) daughter of American actress Kelly Rutherford
• Helena Clementine (br. 2019) daughter of singers Flo Morrissey and Benjamin Clementine.

The name Helena in Pop Culture

• "Helena " song by The Misfits
• "Helena " song by My Chemical Romance
• Helena Henstridge the queen of England on TV's "The Royals"
• Helena Harford daughter in movie "Eyes Wide Shut"
• Helena Harper character in the game "Resident Evil 6"
• Helena G. Wells a female version of the author H.G. Wells on TV's "Warehouse 13"
• Helena Peabody character on TV's "The L Word"
• Helena Pierce character in "Borderlands" video game
• Helena Ravenclaw aka the Grey Lady the Ravenclaw house ghost in the Harry Potter series
• Helena Cassadine character on soap "General Hospital"
• Helena a clone on TV's "Orphan Black"
• "Helena " novel by Evelyn Waugh
• Helena Jane character in song "Hollywood's Not America" by Ferras
• "Helena Beat" song by Foster the People
• Helena Montana, USA
• Helena Bertinelli "The Huntress" from DC Comics and TV Series "Arrow"