How popular is the baby name Helena in the United States right now? How popular was it historically? Use the popularity graph and data table below to find out! Plus, see all the blog posts that mention the name Helena.
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The name Tovah appeared for the first time in the U.S. baby name data in 1976. It saw its highest-ever usage several years later, in both 1979 and 1980:
1981: 31 baby girls named Tovah
1980: 37 baby girls named Tovah
1979: 37 baby girls named Tovah
1978: 31 baby girls named Tovah
1977: unlisted
1976: 6 baby girls named Tovah [debut]
1975: unlisted
What was drawing attention to the name around that time?
Stage and screen actress Tovah Feldshuh, who began appearing on Broadway, on television, and in the movies (in that order) during the 1970s.
The name’s 1976 debut could be due to Feldshuh’s dozen appearances (as supporting character Martha McKee) on the popular daytime soap opera Ryan’s Hope from May to August of that year.
The name’s peak usage followed Feldshuh’s Emmy-nominated role as Helena Slomova, a Jewish resistance fighter from Prague, in the memorable TV miniseries Holocaust. The four-part miniseries was originally broadcast in April of 1978, and then rebroadcast in September of 1979.
Tovah Feldshuh was born Terri Sue Feldshuh in New York City in 1952. The first part of her stage name comes from her Hebrew name, Tovah, which is the Hebrew word for “good.” (The feminine form of the word/name can also be transcribed Tova. The masculine form is Tov.)
What are your thoughts on the name Tovah?
P.S. The director of the TV miniseries Holocaust, Marvin J. Chomsky, also co-directed the TV miniseries Roots (1977).
Crescent-shaped Croatia is located on the Balkan peninsula. It shares land borders with five other countries: Slovenia, Hungary, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro.
Last year, Croatia welcomed 34,414 babies — 16,904 girls and 17,510 boys.
What were the most popular names among these babies? Mia and Luka (yet again).
Here are Croatia’s top 50 girl names and top 50 boy names of 2022:
Girl Names
Mia, 452 baby girls
Lucija, 371
Nika, 370
Mila, 365
Ema, 351
Marta, 335
Rita, 333
Sara, 321
Eva, 267
Dora, 253
Ana, 246 (tie)
Elena, 246 (tie)
Iva, 220
Lea, 202
Petra, 200
Klara, 192 (tie)
Tena, 192 (tie)
Lara, 191
Laura, 184
Lana, 182
Hana, 180
Marija, 171
Franka, 170
Ena, 169
Sofia, 159
Leona, 158 (tie)
Maša, 158 (tie)
Una, 139
Nikol, 133
Emili, 130
Magdalena, 128
Lena, 125
Vita, 124
Tia, 121
Tara, 120
Katja, 117
Nora, 110
Karla, 108
Helena, 103
Bruna, 99
Aurora, 98 (tie)
Roza, 98 (tie)
Iris, 96
Cvita, 94 (tie) – a form of the Slovene name Cvetka, based on the Slovene word cvet, meaning “flower, blossom”
Sofija, 94 (tie)
Aria, 91
Mara, 89
Lota, 88
Doris, 85 (tie)
Maris, 85 (tie)
Boy Names
Luka, 774 baby boys
Jakov, 478
David, 474
Petar, 427
Ivan, 408
Roko, 365 – a form of Rocco
Mateo, 354
Fran, 347
Niko, 328
Matej, 318
Mihael, 312
Josip, 306
Toma, 305
Leon, 293
Lovro, 286
Noa, 282
Filip, 263
Marko, 262
Karlo, 259
Vito, 258
Teo, 256
Ivano, 253
Šimun, 252
Borna, 247
Jan, 229
Lukas, 196
Leo, 187
Gabriel, 184
Ante, 181
Viktor, 170
Nikola, 159
Tin, 153
Adrian, 146
Bruno, 145 (tie)
Liam, 145 (tie)
Toni, 137
Marin, 136
Dominik, 134
Rafael, 126
Oliver, 122
Noel, 114
Emanuel, 111 (tie)
Patrik, 111 (tie)
Duje, 106 – a form of the Ancient Roman name Domnius, ultimately based on the Latin word dominus, meaning “lord, master”
Erik, 102
Maro, 100
Antonio, 98 (tie)
Lovre, 98 (tie)
Vid, 96
Franko, 88
Here’s a link to Croatia’s 2021 rankings, if you’d like to compare last year to the year before.
The country of Austria, home to nearly 9 million people, is located in Central Europe and shares a border with eight other countries (including Germany, Italy, and Switzerland).
Last year, Austria welcomed 82,627 babies — 40,060 girls and 42,567 boys.
What were the most popular names among these babies? Emma and Maximilian.
Here are Austria’s top 25 girl names and top 25 boy names of 2022:
The country of Poland is located in Central Europe and shares a border with seven other countries (including Russia, Germany, and Slovakia).
Last year, Poland welcomed approximately 305,000 babies — 290,000 of which were born to Polish parents and 15,000 of which were born to non-Polish parents (many of them Ukrainian refugees).
What were the most popular names among all these babies? Zofia and Antoni.
Here are Poland’s top 50 girl names and top 50+ boy names of 2022:
Girl Names
Zofia, 5,714 baby girls
Zuzanna, 5,558
Hanna, 5,261
Laura, 5,095
Maja, 4,979
Julia, 4,936
Oliwia, 4,440
Alicja, 4,261
Pola, 4,087
Lena, 3,811
Maria, 3,732
Emilia, 3,188
Amelia, 3,143
Antonina,3,133
Wiktoria, 3,037
Liliana, 2,860
Iga, 2,847 – a diminutive of either Jadwiga or Ignacja
Michalina, 2,749
Marcelina, 2,720
Helena, 2,680
Klara, 2,523
Aleksandra, 2,370
Gabriela, 2,220
Anna, 1,965
Kornelia, 1,927
Lucja, 1,862
Blanka, 1,853
Nela, 1,840
Nadia, 1,792
Natalia, 1,734
Jagoda, 1,554
Lilianna, 1,472
Milena, 1,467
Anastazja, 1,297
Mia, 1,217
Kaja, 1,213
Nikola, 1,109
Nina, 1,102
Weronika, 1,081
Róza, 1,074
Rozalia, 1,072
Aniela, 1,039
Sara, 998
Barbara, 993
Matylda, 968
Karolina, 887
Martyna, 840
Liwia, 821
Agata, 811
Eliza, 756
Boy Names
Antoni, 6,670 baby boys
Jan, 6,341
Aleksander, 6,201
Nikodem, 6,155
Franciszek, 5,696
Jakub, 5,535
Leon, 5,091
Mikolaj, 4,499
Stanislaw, 4,265
Filip, 4,107
Ignacy, 4,086
Szymon, 4,069
Wojciech, 3,539
Adam, 3,348
Kacper, 3,251
Tymon, 3,164
Marcel, 3,081
Maksymilian, 3,055
Michal, 2,758
Wiktor, 2,709
Oliwier, 2,551
Tymoteusz, 2,278
Milosz, 2,234
Igor, 2,226
Julian, 2,040
Piotr, 1,987
Oskar, 1,932
Gabriel, 1,712
Dawid, 1,489
Krzysztof, 1,352
Bartosz, 1,315
Dominik, 1,271
Natan, 1,222
Bruno, 1,214
Mateusz, 1,209
Hubert, 1,152
Karol, 1,141
Alan, 1,058
Fabian, 1,014
Tomasz, 977
Maciej, 975
Henryk, 948
Cezary, 892 (tie)
Tadeusz, 892 (tie)
Artur, 858
Ksawery, 849 – a form of Xavier
Pawel, 753
Milan, 727
Daniel, 717
Kazimierz, 674 (tie)
Kuba, 674 (tie)
(Because L‘s with a stroke don’t render properly on my site, you’ll have to imagine they exist in several of the above: the girl name Lucja and the boy names Mikolaj, Stanislaw, Michal, Milosz, and Pawel.)
Poland’s data goes all the way down to names with just two instances of usage, so here’s a sampling of the rare baby names at the opposite end of the spectrum:
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