Entry № 0999 · Greek origin

Helle Helle — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ HEH-lay /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Greek
Meaning
"Princess of the Hellespont (Greek)"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Greek)

A name that means "princess of the hellespont (greek)".

Helle (Ἕλλη) is the Greek princess who, fleeing her stepmother Ino with her brother Phrixos on the Golden Ram, fell from the sky into the strait between Europe and Asia. **The Hellespont ("Helle's sea")** — the modern Dardanelles — is named after her.

Featured in Pindar's poetry and Apollonius's Argonautica.

The princess for whom the Hellespont is named.

The name in its native script.

Ἕλλη
Transliteration
Héllē
Pronunciation
/ ˈhɛl.eɪ /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Helle stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Helle · 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 · —

Helles before her.

Real people
Helle
Greek mythological princess.
In fiction
Helle
Origin of the Hellespont.
Greek mythology

Names connected to Helle.

The number behind Helle.

7

The Seeker

Helle reduces to seven — the number of Greek Hellespont.

Why families chose this name.

"The Hellespont's namesake. Five letters. Helle."
Eleni · Mother of one · Çanakkale