Helen Hunt
There are approximately 97 people named Helen Hunt living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 3,533,550 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Helen with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Hunt. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
97
1 in 3,533,550
Named Helen
180K
Alive today
Named Hunt
184K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 180K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1918
Average age: 66
Estimated bearers: 184K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #169
Per 100K: 53.71
Top ancestry: White (73.6%)
First name trend
Helen: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Helen. The peak year was 1918 with 36,228 births. The average person named Helen today is 66 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Hunt surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Hunt, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 73.6%.
- White73.6%
- Black or African American16.9%
- American Indian and Alaska Native4.2%
- Two or more races2.4%
- Hispanic or Latino2.3%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Helen has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0525% of the US population, based on 179,926 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Hunt appears at a rate of 53.71 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0537%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 97 people with the full name Helen Hunt. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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Other people named Helen
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FAQ
Helen Hunt: questions and answers
How many people are named Helen Hunt?
We estimate approximately 97 people in the United States share the full name Helen Hunt. That works out to about 1 in 3,533,550 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0525%) with the surname frequency (53.71 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Helen Hunt?
We classify Helen Hunt as "Very Rare". About 1 in 3,533,550 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Helen a male or female name?
Helen is predominantly female. Out of 1,026,632 total SSA registrations, 0.3% were male and 99.7% were female. See the full Helen profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.