Holding steady.
Popularity of Hellon since 1910
Babies named Hellon per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1921, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Hellon's real moment was 1932.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 70 |
| 1920s | 163 |
| 1930s | 117 |
| 1940s | 57 |
| 1950s | 10 |
| 1960s | 0 |
| 1970s | 0 |
| 1980s | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 |
| 2010s | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Hellon is an exceedingly rare name that saw its highest usage in the 1930s, with a peak in 1932 when 5 baby girls were recorded with the name. The name first appeared in U.S. birth data in 1910, the earliest year of the Social Security Administration's dataset, but it never achieved widespread adoption. Over the decades, its trajectory has been stable but minimal, with only a handful of births in any given year and no recent revival. The name's origins are uncertain, but it is most likely a creative variant of the more common Helen. Because Hellon has never ranked in the top 1000, there are no top states associated with it, and it remains a rarity among English-language names.
Hellon is a rare given name of uncertain origin. It may be a variant of Helen, which comes from Greek Helene, meaning 'torch' or 'light,' or it could be a feminine form of the biblical name Helon, meaning 'window' or 'strength' in Hebrew. The name appears sporadically in U.S. records from the early 20th century, peaking in the 1930s, but never achieved widespread popularity.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Elle, Lonnie
Sibling names for Hellon
Names that share Hellon's style, for a brother or sister.
