Is Helon a boy or girl name?

Helon is a girl’s name. Of the 671 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 99.2% were girls and 0.8% were boys.

Helon

Recorded 1893–1958 · United States

Helon was most popular in 1924, when 36 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,445 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 671 people named Helon.

Helon over time

Births per year. The dot marks Helon’s peak in 1924. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Helon a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Helon is a girl’s name — 99.2% of the 671 Americans given it were girls and 0.8% were 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 Helon

Where Helon is most concentrated

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

Alabama 24.2×

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