Helena
Helena is a female given name: 98% of people named Helena are women, and it is recorded as female in 26 of the 26 countries covered.
Helena · Helēna · Héléna
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 2% male / 98% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Finland, Slovakia, United States
- Also spelled
- Helēna, Héléna
- US births since 1880
- 0 male / 34,876 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Helena
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Helena," in English, "Guten Tag Helena," in German. Helena is a female given name: about 98% of people named Helena are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Helena,
German
Guten Tag Helena,
French
Bonjour Helena,
Spanish
Estimado/a Helena:
Chinese
Helena您好：
Japanese
Helena様
English
Hi Helena,
German
Hi Helena,
French
Salut Helena,
Spanish
Hola Helena,
Chinese
Helena你好：
Japanese
Helenaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Slovakia | common | woman's name | 2% |
| United States | common | woman's name | 0% |
| Czech Republic | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Portugal | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Sweden | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Slovenia | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Croatia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Iceland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Poland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Belgium | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
Show all 26 countries
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estonia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Ireland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Latvia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Germany | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Denmark | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| East Frisia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Great Britain | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Israel | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Austria | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| France | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Netherlands | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Spain | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Malta | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Norway | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
0 male · 34,876 female · 34,876 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Helena a male or female name?
Helena is a female given name: 98% of people named Helena are women, and it is recorded as female in 26 of the 26 countries covered.
How do I address Helena in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Helena," in English, "Guten Tag Helena," in German. Helena is a female given name: about 98% of people named Helena are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Helena a unisex name?
Helena is not a unisex name: 2% of people named Helena are men. Helena leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Helena a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/helena (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_helena,
title = {Is Helena a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/helena},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}