Is Helaine a boy or girl name?

Helaine is a girl’s name. Of the 1,794 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Helaine

Recorded 1909–2021 · United States

Helaine was most popular in 1947, when 67 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,865 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,794 people named Helaine.

Helaine over time

Births per year. The dot marks Helaine’s peak in 1947. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Helaine a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Helaine is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,794 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Helaine

Where Helaine is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org