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Helix

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Rare & Uncommon ↑ Rising

✦ Meaning

“From Greek 'helix,' meaning 'spiral' or 'coil,' a modern scientific name evoking the DNA double helix and celestial spirals, blending nature with contemporary appeal.”

Popularity Over Time

Helix US popularity rank over timeRank 13372 in 2013 to rank 4807 in 2024. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#4807#9090#13372201320202024

Helix is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

Greek

Syllables

2

Style

ModernBoldCelestialMinimal

Famous Bearers

  • Helix from video games
  • Helix character in Avatar

Collections

Celestial & Cosmic → Mythological Names → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Two Syllables →

Similar Names

Felix

Latin Beautiful But Not Top 100

Silas

Latin Top 100

Atlas

Greek Beautiful But Not Top 100

Sibling Name Ideas

Orion

Greek Beautiful But Not Top 100

Leo

Latin Top 50

Nova

Latin Top 50

Ezra

Hebrew Top 50

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People Also Ask

From Greek 'helix,' meaning 'spiral' or 'coil,' a modern scientific name evoking the DNA double helix and celestial spirals, blending nature with contemporary appeal.

Helix is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's trending up as more parents discover it.

Helix works beautifully as a full name and does not lend itself to an obvious short form. Most parents see that as a feature.

Names that pair beautifully with Helix include Orion, Leo, Nova, Ezra.