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Baby name
Helen
Girl
Origin of the name
Helen comes from the Greek Helenē, the name of Helen of Troy in Greek myth. Its origin is uncertain: a link with hēlios, “sun,” or selēnē, “moon,” has often been suggested but never proven.
Classic name
1,024,202births since 1880
1910sgeneration
No. 2rank at its peak, in 1918
Where babies named Helen are born
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Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Helen is most common in Pennsylvania (2.1 times), West Virginia (1.9) and Montana (1.7), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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