Over the past 110 years, 899 350 girls and 607 boys have been named Helen. The name Helen ranks 16th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Helen in 1910. The peak of popularity of the name Helen came in the 1910s and 1920s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.