Helen Keller
There are approximately 60 people named Helen Keller living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 5,712,572 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Helen with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Keller. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
60
1 in 5,712,572
Named Helen
180K
Alive today
Named Keller
114K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 180K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1918
Average age: 66
Estimated bearers: 114K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #317
Per 100K: 33.31
Top ancestry: White (91.4%)
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 Keller surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Keller, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 91.4%.
- White91.4%
- Black or African American3.9%
- Hispanic or Latino2.3%
- Two or more races1.4%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5%
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 Keller appears at a rate of 33.31 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0333%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 60 people with the full name Helen Keller. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Helen
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Other people with the surname Keller
FAQ
Helen Keller: questions and answers
How many people are named Helen Keller?
We estimate approximately 60 people in the United States share the full name Helen Keller. That works out to about 1 in 5,712,572 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0525%) with the surname frequency (33.31 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Helen Keller?
We classify Helen Keller as "Very Rare". About 1 in 5,712,572 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.