Helene
Meaning and origin
From French Hélène. First recorded as a Swedish name in 1810. Variant of Helena (“Helen”).
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Helene (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Few babies have been given the name since 1998; it belongs mostly to older generations. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 2 |
| 2005 | 3 |
| 2006 | – |
| 2007 | – |
| 2008 | – |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2 |
| 2011 | 2 |
| 2012 | – |
| 2013 | 3 |
| 2014 | 2 |
| 2015 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | – |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 7,100 |
| 2000 | 7,134 |
| 2001 | 7,148 |
| 2002 | 7,165 |
| 2003 | 7,234 |
| 2004 | 7,242 |
| 2005 | 7,201 |
| 2006 | 7,201 |
| 2007 | 7,186 |
| 2008 | 7,245 |
| 2009 | 7,225 |
| 2010 | 7,217 |
| 2011 | 7,221 |
| 2012 | 7,210 |
| 2013 | 7,211 |
| 2014 | 7,212 |
| 2015 | 7,202 |
| 2016 | 7,188 |
| 2017 | 7,176 |
| 2018 | 7,177 |
| 2019 | 7,166 |
| 2020 | 7,137 |
Helene in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Helene.Hi! My name is Helene.
- Har du träffat Helene? Hon började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Helene? She started working here on Monday.
- Jag ska fika med Helene i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Helene this afternoon.
- Helenes mamma är lärare.Helene's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Helenes mamma is Helene's mum.
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Questions about Helene
How do you pronounce Helene in Swedish?
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What does the name Helene mean?
From French Hélène. First recorded as a Swedish name in 1810. Variant of Helena (“Helen”).
How popular is Helene in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Helene in 2022. In 2020, 7,137 people in Sweden had Helene as the first name they go by.
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.