Sibling names for Helen

If you’ve chosen Helen (a girl name of Greek origin), these names pair well as a sibling. Matched by shared heritage, similar U.S. popularity tier, and a different first letter and ending to avoid confusion at roll call.

These suggestions are tuned specifically to Helen, a name of Ancient Greek origin currently sitting at #395 in the U.S.. Each pairing is filtered to start with a different letter and end with a different sound, so siblings don't blur into each other when called.

Below: 12 sister names and 12 brother names that match Helen's heritage and popularity tier.

Sister names for Helen

Alyssa

#334

Girl ·Ancient Greek

From the alyssum flower, whose Greek name a-lyssa means 'without madness' — the plant was once believed to cure rabies

Maggie

#318

Girl ·Ancient Greek

A diminutive of Margaret, from Greek margaritēs meaning 'pearl'

Lena

#270

Girl ·Greek

A short form of names ending in -lena — Helena, Magdalena, Yelena, Selena

Ophelia

#265

Girl ·Greek

From Greek ὠφέλεια (ōphéleia), "help, benefit

Angela

#255

Girl ·Greek

Feminine of Latin Angelus, from Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos), "messenger" — the same root as "angel

Katie

#526

Girl ·Ancient Greek

A diminutive of Katherine, from Greek Aikaterinē — traditionally connected to katharos meaning 'pure'

Selena

#229

Girl ·Greek

From Σελήνη (Selēnē), the Greek goddess of the moon

Evangeline

#212

Girl ·Greek

Coined by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow for his 1847 epic poem about an Acadian exile separated from her beloved

Alexandra

#204

Girl ·Ancient Greek

Feminine of Alexander — from Greek alexein ('to defend') + anēr ('man'); 'defender of mankind'

From Φοίβη (Phoibē), "bright, radiant" — a Titaness identified with the moon

Andrea

#173

Girl ·Greek

In Italian, the masculine form (from Greek Ἀνδρέας, "manly"); in English usage since the 17th century, treated as the feminine of Andrew

Brother names for Helen

Troy

#463

Boy ·Ancient Greek

From the ancient city of Troy in Asia Minor — Greek Troia — site of the legendary war recounted by Homer

Andre

#309

Boy ·Ancient Greek

French form of Andrew, from Greek Andreas — from anēr/andros ('man'); 'manly' or 'strong'

Gregory

#530

Boy ·Ancient Greek

From Latin Gregorius, from Greek Gregorios — 'watchful, vigilant', from gregorein ('to be alert, to watch')

Lukas

#236

Boy ·Greek

The German and Scandinavian spelling of Luke, from Λουκᾶς (Loukas), most likely a short form of Loukanos, "man from Lucania" in southern Italy

Timothy

#211

Boy ·Greek

From Τιμόθεος (Timótheos), "honoring God" (τιμή "honor" + θεός "god")

Peter

#210

Boy ·Greek

From Πέτρος (Petros), "stone, rock" — the name Jesus gave to the apostle Simon: "On this rock I will build my church" (Matthew 16:18)

Venerable; from Sebaste, a town in Asia Minor

Leon

#148

Boy ·Greek

From λέων (leōn) and its Latin descendant leo, "lion

Jason

#147

Boy ·Greek

From Ἰάσων (Iasōn), tied to ἰάομαι, "to heal

George

#136

Boy ·Greek

From γεωργός (geōrgos), "farmer, tiller of the earth" (γῆ "earth" + ἔργον "work")

How we pick siblings

For each candidate we require: the same primary origin as Helen, a U.S. rank in 2023, a different first letter, and a different two-letter ending. Candidates are then scored by origin overlap and proximity in rank, so siblings sit in the same popularity tier rather than pairing a Top-10 name with something obscure.