girl's name
Helyn
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Births on record 1,084
Helyn is a girl's name. In 2015 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1917, when 62 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use.
- First appears in US birth records in 1897.
Helyn over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1890s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2015, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 13 |
| 1900s | 61 |
| 1910s | 371 |
| 1920s | 373 |
| 1930s | 89 |
| 1940s | 75 |
| 1950s | 67 |
| 1960s | 17 |
| 2000s | 13 |
| 2010s (to 2015) | 5 |
How popular is Helyn?
In 2015, Helyn was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Helyn
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Helyn over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Helyn
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Helyn — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Helyn
How popular is the name Helyn?
In 2015, Helyn was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Helyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Helyn is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Helyn most popular?
Helyn peaked in 1917, when 62 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.