Entry № 0993 · Hebrew origin

Helah Helah — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ HEE-lah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Hebrew
Meaning
"Rust, sickness (Ashhur's first wife)"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Hebrew Bible)

A name that means "rust, sickness (ashhur's first wife)".

Helah (חֶלְאָה) means "rust" or possibly "sickness" in Hebrew. In 1 Chronicles 4:5, Helah was the first wife of Ashhur — paired with Naarah, both mentioned as mothers of his sons.

Among the most obscure biblical women's names.

Rust. The Judahite first wife of Ashhur.

The name in its native script.

חֶלְאָה
Transliteration
Ḥelʾāh
Pronunciation
/ ˈhiː.lə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Helah stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Helah · last year
87 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Helahs before her.

Real people
Helah
Ashhur's first wife.
In fiction
Helah
1 Chronicles 4:5.
Hebrew Bible

Names connected to Helah.

The number behind Helah.

1

The Pioneer

Helah reduces to one — the number of biblical obscure.

Why families chose this name.

"Ashhur's wife. Five letters. Helah."
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