Helene

French variation of Helen

"bright, shining one"

Updated Mon Apr 22 2024

Helene Origin and Meaning

The name Helene is a girl's name of French origin meaning "bright, shining one".

Whether it's pronounced with an "een" or an "aine" or an "enn" sound at the end, Helene doesn't feel as current the more forthright Helen or the airier Helena. Helene reached a high of Number 228 in the US in 1916, when ene, ine and een names were all the fashion, and stayed in the Top 500 until 1962, making a final exit in 1970. It still ranks well in its native France, and even more in Norway (#70). Model Heidi Klum's daughter 'Leni' has Helene on her birth certificate.

# 943 in the US

Helene Rank in US Top 1000

Helene Popularity

1460Nameberry2024
116Germany2016

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Famous People Named Helene

Hélène Louise HenriettePrincess of Orléans; Duchess of Aosta; daughter of Prince Philippe
Hélène CixousFrench feminist poet, writer and philosopher
Helene Emma MadisonAmerican Olympic swimmer
Helene EngelmannAustrian figure skater
Hélène GrimaudFrench pianist
Helene FischerGerman singer
Hélène ConwayMouret, French Senator
Hélène FlautreFrench MEP
Hélène GoudinSwedish MEP
Hélène LeBlancCanadian MP
Hélène LaverdièreCanadian MP

Helene MayerGerman Olympic fencer
Helene RotherGerman auto designer
Hélène JoyAustralian,Canadian actress
Helene WhiteU.S. federal judge
Anna Helene PaquinNew Zealand actress
Helene Boshoven Klum Samueldaughter of Heidi Klum and Flavio Briatore
Helene Claire Stewart (b. 2013)daughter of American actor French Stewart
Helene DeconninickFrench rhythmic gymnast

Helene in Pop Culture

Also pronounced like Helay,na
Helene Kuragincharacter in Leo Tolstoy's "War and Peace"
Celeste Marie Helene Duboiswitch on TV's "The Originals"
Helene Aquillacharacter in Sabaa Tahir's "An Ember in the Ashes."