Feminine dossier · first seen 1909

Helaine

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1947

Peak era

1947

Peak births

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Boomer

Quick answers about Helaine

How many people are named Helaine?

An estimated 828 living Americans are named Helaine.

How rare is Helaine?

Helaine fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.

How old is the typical Helaine?

The median age of a living American named Helaine is approximately 68 years, with most bearers falling between 61 and 76 years old.

Is Helaine still popular?

Not especially. Helaine has been declining since its 1947 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

Where is Helaine most common?

Helaine has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 5.8× more often than the national baseline.

1909Peak 19472025

Peak year

1947

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

1,794

Helaine last appeared in SSA records in 2021. Across its recorded history, about 1,794 American girls received the name.

Helaine peaked in 1947, when 67 girls were given the name.

No girls were recorded with this name in 2025 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 1,794 Americans named Helaine since 1909.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationBoomer

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1947

Living profile

1,058

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age71

Core range62–78

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Steady Decline

A name with a broad middle and a downward recent trajectory.

Geographic heartland

New York

5.8× higher affinity than the national baseline.

New York · 1940s 5.8×

New York · 1950s 5.8×

New York · 1960s 4.6×