The baby name Hela is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced HEH-lah (/ˈhɛlə/),HEE-lah (/ˈhiːlə/),HAY-lah (/ˈheɪlə/) — less common.
Hela is Arabic, Greek, Latin, Norse, Polish, Slavic in Origin.
The baby name Hela is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced HEH-lah (/ˈhɛlə/),HEE-lah (/ˈhiːlə/),HAY-lah (/ˈheɪlə/) — less common.
Hela is Arabic, Greek, Latin, Norse, Polish, Slavic in Origin.
With multiple roots, Hela can be: a Polish and Yiddish pet form of Helena/Helene (ultimately from Greek Helene, "torch; light"); a Maghrebi romanization of Arabic Hala (هالة), meaning "halo, aura"; and, in Norse myth, a modern spelling of Hel/Hela, the underworld goddess, from Proto-Germanic *haljo "concealment."
As a diminutive of Helena it appears in early 20th-century Polish and Ashkenazi records; in North Africa - especially Tunisia - Hela is an established independent name from Arabic usage; in Scandinavia and the Anglophone world it remains uncommon but recognizable through pop-culture depictions of the goddess. Variants and related forms include Helena, Helene (Hélène), Helka and Hella (diminutives), and Arabic Hala; compare also Hebrew Hila. Meanings therefore range from "torch; shining light" (via Helena) to "halo, aura" (via Arabic) and "hidden, the underworld" (via Old Norse), depending on lineage.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EE | 0 | #37 | 1 | 1,051 | |
| LU | 0 | #66 | 1 | 2,830 | |
| AF | Girls | 0 | #68 | 27 | 2,402 |
| AF | 0 | #74 | 3 | 1,883 | |
| RS | 0 | #84 | 1 | 923 | |
| QA | 0 | #104 | 3 | 7,011 | |
| TN | 0 | #114 | 5,447 | 13,765 | |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #125 | 1 | 3,755 |
| Switzerland | Girls | 2024 | #131 | 5 | 1,786 |
| IQ | 0 | #133 | 1 | 3,533 | |
| RS | Girls | 0 | #137 | 1 | 1,651 |
| EE | Girls | 0 | #141 | 2 | 1,888 |
| HR | 0 | #180 | 2 | 2,081 | |
| CZ | 0 | #183 | 4 | 3,154 | |
| Sweden | Girls | 2018 | #187 | 2 | 1,665 |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| AR | 0 | #193 | 1 | 2,915 | |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| PL | 0 | #210 | 3 | 2,600 | |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #217 | 1 | 4,575 |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #227 | 1 | 4,141 |
| IR | 0 | #227 | 5 | 4,221 | |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #232 | 116 | 5,378 |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #258 | 1 | 3,650 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #264 | 94 | 5,096 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #274 | 1 | 3,535 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #277 | 13 | 3,687 |
| Canada | Girls | 2020 | #279 | 5 | 2,919 |
| IL | 0 | #280 | 3 | 6,291 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #280 | 37 | 15,378 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #303 | 3 | 6,530 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| SA | 0 | #310 | 3 | 10,560 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #327 | 3 | 7,429 |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #337 | 3 | 7,570 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #356 | 3 | 7,678 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #386 | 11 | 15,987 |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #393 | 13 | 3,185 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #409 | 123 | 8,334 |
| EG | 0 | #410 | 3 | 6,387 | |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #427 | 3 | 13,098 |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #449 | 56 | 11,303 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #482 | 2 | 7,628 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #506 | 10 | 19,177 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #507 | 17 | 10,981 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #520 | 4 | 11,913 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #531 | 23 | 20,968 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #535 | 2 | 6,731 |
| LY | 0 | #554 | 6 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #558 | 4 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #564 | 2 | 10,162 |
| BH | 0 | #583 | 5 | 17,937 | |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #598 | 20 | 11,648 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #624 | 2 | 10,983 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #646 | 5 | 16,104 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #650 | 2 | 9,488 |
| LB | 0 | #682 | 9 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #691 | 7 | 13,071 |
| SY | 0 | #697 | 32 | 11,684 | |
| IT | 0 | #705 | 10 | 4,183 | |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #732 | 7 | 3,895 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #740 | 4 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #802 | 5 | 18,755 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #805 | 34 | 4,949 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #823 | 4 | 15,093 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #826 | 110 | 25,931 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #828 | 24 | 14,098 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #874 | 13 | 15,035 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #910 | 7 | 8,487 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #917 | 2 | 17,948 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #925 | 2 | 14,506 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #926 | 18 | 14,861 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #934 | 26 | 14,742 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #971 | 13 | 5,561 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #977 | 5 | 15,656 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #991 | 2 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,000 | 2 | 16,906 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,027 | 7 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,036 | 4 | 16,750 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,064 | 15 | 16,140 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,068 | 5 | 24,821 |
| MA | 0 | #1,110 | 19 | 20,986 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,140 | 4 | 22,615 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,163 | 14 | 20,130 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,172 | 12 | 17,781 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,181 | 2 | 25,439 |
| TR | 0 | #1,189 | 23 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,230 | 7 | 25,928 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,271 | 2 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,362 | 85 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,597 | 18 | 28,008 |
Hela is popular in 58 countries — most recent births per country:
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