Given name
Heleen
Heleen is a feminine given name from Latin, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in Dutch.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
In Dutch use, Heleen has a related form in Helen. A possible origin is Greek, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Dutch usage, Heleen developed from Helena. In Dutch usage, Heleen developed from Ἑλένη.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1966. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In Dutch use, Heleen has a related form in Helen. The history of Helen gives this family its wider story. Helen’s historical associations include the mother of the Emperor Constantine.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Heleen through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 27
- 0 boys · 27 girls
- Most popular year
- 1966
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2017. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 201 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Heleen’s family of names
In Dutch usage, Heleen developed from the Latin form Helena. In Dutch usage, Heleen has a related form in Helen. In Dutch usage, Heleen has a related form in Helena.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Heleen has relatives in 4 languages.
4 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Heleen
- Heleen van Royenwriterborn 1965
- Heleen JaquesBelgian association football playerborn 1988
- Heleen HageDutch female cyclistborn 1958
- Heleen MeesDutch columnist, economist, lawyer, and feministborn 1968
- Heleen Van Arkel-de GreefDutch chess playerborn 1965
- Heleen NauwelaersBelgian basketball player (born 1996)
- Heleen Sancisi-WeerdenburgDutch archaeologist and historian (1944-2000)
- Hellen BoeringDutch water polo playerborn 1964
- Heleen HerbertDutch politicianborn 1972
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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