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Hellen

Hellen: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“torch; shining light”
Origin
Greek
Say it
HEL-en · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

Variant spelling of Helen, from Greek Helene. The name is traditionally associated with light or a torch, though its exact ancient etymology is debated.

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How popular is Hellen?

202438.0 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Hellen in 2024126

2024 rank#1,632 girls

Peak year1910

Total US babies since 18808,240

Hellen is rising: use over the last five years is 1.8× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Hellen

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Laineybright shining one · English
  • Helentorch; shining light · Greek
  • Elainebright, shining light · French
  • Alenabright, shining light · Slavic
  • Ellentorch; bright shining one · Greek
  • Elinabright, shining one · Greek
  • Elenitorch; shining light · Greek
  • Helenetorch; shining light · Greek

Hellen questions

What does the name Hellen mean?

Hellen means "torch; shining light". It comes from Greek. Variant spelling of Helen, from Greek Helene. The name is traditionally associated with light or a torch, though its exact ancient etymology is debated.

Is Hellen a boy or girl name?

Hellen is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Hellen?

126 US babies were named Hellen in 2024. Its peak year was 1910.

How do you pronounce Hellen?

Hellen is usually pronounced HEL-en.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.