Girl
Helena
The name Helena carries the meaning "light or torch". It is having a real moment, more popular in the 2000s than ever before. These days, it is neither rare nor overly common. It has appeared in U.S. birth records in nearly every decade since 1900, a genuinely long run.
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EtymologyMeaning "light" or "torch"
Births by decade
1900s
1,197
1910s
3,339
1920s
3,306
1930s
2,032
1940s
2,066
1950s
2,270
1960s
2,340
1970s
2,020
1980s
2,008
1990s
2,856
2000s
5,008
2010s
4,512
Peaked in the 2000s · 32,954 total U.S. births since 1900