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INDIAN NAME REFERENCE

Helen

Helen of Greek legend

Helen means “Helen of Greek legend”.

Origin language
Greek / English
First letter
H
Historical records
4,402

MEANING & CONTEXT

What does Helen mean?

Helen is the English form of Greek Helenē, whose exact etymology is debated. In Greek epic, Helen of Troy is the figure whose departure with Paris precedes the Trojan War.

Spellings in Indian scripts

Devanagari

हेलेन

Conventional spelling

About spelling and pronunciation

HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS

Helen in Indian usage

4,402 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.

Mostly recorded for girls (96.5%) in these historical records.

  • Recorded as female: 4,247 records (96.5%).
  • Recorded as male: 155 records (3.5%).

By birth decade

Helen: records by birth decade1950s: 3391950s1960s: 7411960s1970s: 1,0911970s1980s: 1,1881980s1990s: 8541990sOther decades: 189Other decades
Recorded birth years 1910–2001.
Birth decadeRecords
1950s339
1960s741
1970s1,091
1980s1,188
1990s854
Other decades189

By state or territory

State / territoryRecords
Jharkhand1,035
Mizoram622
Kerala610
Assam356
Nagaland345
Tripura304
Meghalaya233
Manipur188
Goa170
Andhra Pradesh151
Other states388
How to read these numbers

Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.

Recorded abroad

Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.

JurisdictionSpelling / recorded sexBirthsRank
England & WalesHelen / F52705
ScotlandHelen / F3780

ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.

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Girl namesGreek originEnglish origin

Sources

  1. Given-name entry (Wikidata): Helen ↗ (opens in a new tab)

    Given-name spelling

  2. Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)

    Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001

  3. England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Helen; Table_6, C717 ↗ (opens in a new tab)

    Exact spelling Helen; Table_6, C717

  4. Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Helen; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Girl ↗ (opens in a new tab)

    Exact spelling Helen; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Girl