Given name & surname
Helia
“daughter of the sun”
Helia is used as a given name and a surname. One Greek interpretation is “daughter of the sun.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Greek interpretation is “daughter of the sun.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1898. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Helia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 214
- 0 boys · 214 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 20 babies
- 2025
- 20
- #5,992 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +71%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 20 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,992 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 70.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 630 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.
Helia’s family of names
Helia has a related form in Helea. Helia has a related form in Heleah. Helia has a related form in Heliah.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Helia
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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