Baby name
Hélya
/HEL-yah/
Meaning
“Greek (sun); Persian (precious'/adornment)”
Primarily Greek, meaning 'sun' or 'of the sun'; also has Persian meanings: 'precious' or 'adornment'.
How it ages.
Hélya feels current and increasingly familiar while still standing apart from the most common choices.
The cultural moment.
Hélya is seeing a moderate rise in France and has become more familiar in recent years.