Helene

French variation of Helen

"bright, shining one"

Helene Origin and Meaning

Variation of Eleanor

Helene Rank in US Top 1000

# 943 in the US

Popularity of the name Helene

• 1730 Nameberry 2025
• 116 Germany 2016

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Famous People Named Helene

• 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

The name Helene in Pop Culture

• Also pronounced like Hel ay,na
• 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."