Given name & surname
Helon
“strong”
Helon is a unisex given name from Hebrew.
Original Hebrewחלן
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Helon means “strong.”
From biblical name research
Where it comes from
In English use, Helon has a related form in Helen. A possible origin is Greek, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
From the Hebrew verb hul (חול), “to be strong.”
From biblical name research
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1893. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In English use, Helon 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
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Helon appears in Numbers 1:9.
From biblical name research
Helon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 671
- 5 boys · 666 girls
- Most popular year
- 1924
- 36 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 7 in 1958. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 36 in 1924. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 217 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.
Helon’s family of names
In English usage, Helon has a related form in Helen.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 8
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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