Is Helyn a boy or girl name?

Helyn is a girl’s name. Of the 1,084 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Helyn

Recorded 1897–2015 · United States

Helyn was most popular in 1917, when 62 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,642 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,084 people named Helyn.

Helyn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Helyn’s peak in 1917. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Helyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Helyn is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,084 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% 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 Helyn

Where Helyn is most concentrated

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

Pennsylvania 7.5×

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