Baby name
STABLE GIRL · GREEK
🇦🇹 🇧🇪 🇧🇷 +13 Helena
/huh · LAY · nuh/
Meaning
“Torch or light”
From Greek 'helene' meaning torch or light, symbol of radiance and classical Greek elegance.
Nicknames
helen · lena · nell · nelly
How it ages.
Resurging after Victorian use; Helen peaked early 1900s but Helena maintains steady sophisticated appeal.
The cultural moment.
Germany and Scandinavia show strong upward trend since 2010s as an alternative to Helen.