In the world, Helena (Елена 
, Helen 
, Helena , along with others...) is a prevalent girly forename. The first name Helena is characteristic of Russia, where it is a prevalent girly name, Kazakhstan, and Bulgaria (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Russia, the United States, and Brazil. Very seldom, Helena is the last name as well as the forename.
Helena is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Елена | United States, Russia, Belarus, Poland, Brazil |
| Helena, Helen | United States, Poland, Nigeria, Serbia, Brazil |
| Jelena | United States, Philippines, Poland, Serbia, Brazil |
| Элена, Гелена | Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan |
| הלנה | Israel |
| Хелена | Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Serbia |
| هيلينا | Syria, Palestinian Territory, Iraq, Egypt |
| Έλενα | Greece |
Alena, Alenka, Aliena, Aliona, Aljona, Alyena, Alyona, Alëna, Elena, Eleni, Elin, Elina, Ellen, Ellina, Elna, Eléni, Halina, Hele, Heleen, Helene, Helená, Helenɑ, Heleri, Heli, Helina, Helka, Helle, Helli, Hellin, Hely, Helèna, Heléna, Helēna, Hełena, Hèlena, Hèlèna, Hèléna, Hélena, Hélèna, Hélène, Hélènà, Héléna, Hêlêna, Hêlênâ, Hëlëna, Hėlėna, Ielena, Ileana, Illona, Ilona,
Helena is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Helen of Troy , the daughter of Zeus in Greek mythology, Odyssey; Helena Douglas , the fictional character from Dead or Alive, Dead or Alive 6; Helena Wayne , the DC Comics superhero, Birds of Prey; Helena Harper , the fictional character, Resident Evil 6 and Helena Ravenclaw , the fictional ghost from Harry Potter franchise, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, and in many other works.
| helena of adiabene Queen of Adiabene (b. 20) |
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| helena lecapena Empress consort of Constantine VII (b. 910) |
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| helena av sverige Swedish queen, SE (b. 1100) |
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helena of hungary Duchess consort of Austria (b. 1155) |
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| helena av sverige Queen of Denmark, SE (b. 1130) |
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| helena guttormsdotter Swedish mediaeval noblewoman, SE (b. 1170) |
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| helena von dänemark heiress of Garding and by marriage Duchess of Lüneburg, DE (b. 1180) |
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| helena sverkersdotter Swedish princess, SE (b. 1190) |
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| helena pedersdotter strange Swedish queen, SE (b. 1200) |
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| helena de veszprém (b. 1200) |
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| helena von braunschweig-lüneburg (1223-1273) (b. 1223) |
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| helena megale komnene name given for the first wife of King Bagrat V of Georgia (b. 1301) |
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helena dragaš Byzantine empress (b. 1372) |
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| helena kantakouzene Empress consort of John V Palaiologos (b. 1333) |
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helena kantakouzene second wife of Emperor David of Trebizond (b. 1401) |
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