girl's name
Hélya
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 353
Hélya is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 25 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in France in 2023, when 60 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 23,580 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 2002.
Hélya over time
Births per decade in France, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 40 |
| 2010s | 130 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 180 |
How popular is Hélya?
In 2025, Hélya was given to 25 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Hélya is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Hélya is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Helya | Helya is Hélya without the acute accent, and the spelling recorded in France, where it ranks #3,484. | 143 |
| Hëlya | Hëlya is a rare spelling of Hélya, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Hélya
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Hélya also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Hélya over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Hélya
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Hélya — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Hélya
Is Hélya a girl's or a boy's name?
Hélya is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Hélya most popular?
Hélya peaked in 2023, when 60 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Hélya a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Hélya currently ranks #1,354 in France. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.