Heléne
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name, one of the many spelling variants of Helene.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Heléne (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.
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 2,312 |
| 2000 | 2,332 |
| 2001 | 2,357 |
| 2002 | 2,372 |
| 2003 | 2,396 |
| 2004 | 2,404 |
| 2005 | 2,393 |
| 2006 | 2,411 |
| 2007 | 2,417 |
| 2008 | 2,446 |
| 2009 | 2,450 |
| 2010 | 2,456 |
| 2011 | 2,451 |
| 2012 | 2,453 |
| 2013 | 2,455 |
| 2014 | 2,455 |
| 2015 | 2,455 |
| 2016 | 2,449 |
| 2017 | 2,447 |
| 2018 | 2,454 |
| 2019 | 2,453 |
| 2020 | 2,463 |
Heléne in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Heléne.Hi! My name is Heléne.
- Har du träffat Heléne? Hon började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Heléne? She started working here on Monday.
- Heléne har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Heléne has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Helénes mamma är lärare.Heléne's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Helénes mamma is Heléne's mum.
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Questions about Heléne
How do you pronounce Heléne in Swedish?
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What does the name Heléne mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name, one of the many spelling variants of Helene.
How popular is Heléne in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Heléne in 2022. In 2020, 2,463 people in Sweden had Heléne 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.