Helyn Girl
How popular is Helyn?
Peaked in 1917
No babies were recorded with the name Helyn in 2025. It was most used in 1917, when 62 girls got the name.
174living people named Helyn (est.)
77median age of people named Helyn
1,084babies named Helyn since 1880
Helyn popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 0 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-100% babies vs 2015) |
| Peak year | 1917 (62 girls) |
| Highest rank | #879 in 1917 |
| First recorded | 1897 |
Helyn counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Helen family of names ranked #384 for girls in 2025 (#362 the year before), with 822 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Helyn by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 13 | #1,167 |
| 1900s | 61 | #1,154 |
| 1910s | 371 | #879 |
| 1920s | 373 | #968 |
| 1930s | 89 | #2,403 |
| 1940s | 75 | #2,597 |
| 1950s | 67 | #3,234 |
| 1960s | 17 | #5,695 |
| 2000s | 13 | #13,601 |
| 2010s | 5 | #16,413 |
Questions
- Is Helyn a boy or girl name?
- Helyn has mostly been a girl name. It hasn't been given to enough babies in the last 10 years to measure a recent split.
- How popular is the name Helyn?
- No babies were recorded with the name Helyn in 2025. It was most used in 1917, when 62 girls got the name.
- When was Helyn most popular?
- Helyn peaked in 1917, when 62 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #879 in 1917.
- How many people are named Helyn?
- 1,084 babies have been named Helyn in the US since 1880. We estimate about 174 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 77.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.