Héléna

Meaning and origin of Héléna

Popularity of Héléna in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2025.
• Over recent years, Héléna has been rising (+5.8% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Héléna every 1.3 schools, all spellings combined.

Héléna in English-speaking countries

Héléna ranks 196^th in Ireland, against 257^th in France.

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  196^th girls’ name69 babies in 3 years1 girl in 940+6.2% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  355^th girls’ name29 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,369

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  365^th girls’ name98 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,577−2.4% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  341^st girls’ name29 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,875

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  327^th girls’ name395 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,944−2.5% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  417^th girls’ name21 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,999

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  409^th girls’ name2,273 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,126+3.9% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  414^th girls’ name7 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,216

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Héléna, Helena, Hélèna and Hélena are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Helena470
• Hélèna330
• Hélena30
• Elena3,175
• Eléna1,110
• Éléna945
• Élena80
• Élèna35
• Elenna (in French)30
• Elèna20
• Ellena10
• Élénna (in French)5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Héléna

• Thalia
• Océane
• Selena
• Léonore
• Ariane
• Mélina
• Maïa
• Cassandre
• Athéna
• Ilona
• Philippine
• Elina

See also

• →French names of Greek origin