Is Helen too boring?

[PinkPanther57]

I love it and a classic but seen as dull it seems (?)

I personally find it a very boring name. But boring 1950s names will be a hot trend soon enough. Names like Helen and Peter and Jane and Alan. Not for me though.

You could try Eleni which is (I think) the Greek variation of Helen.

I like Helena moreso than Helen.

Lovely name

Dull. Helena is much better imho.

Yes

Both the Helens I know are lovely.

Beautiful, strong, classic name. Due a comeback.

Helena I don’t like as much and the different pronunciations make it difficult.

Helen's pleasant enough and I love it's Ancient Greek mythological heritage- it's just that it feels a bit middle aged/older lady currently (I've met a fair few over the years and none have been younger than about 40). Having said that, it's nice and simple and I can see it making a comeback sooner or later along with similar "plain" names like Jane, Ruth, Mary, Frances etc.

But I must admit that despite the pronunciation issues I'd go for Helena instead as its far more timeless - in that it's never been super popular so you couldn't guess how old one is, plus it has an extra Shakespearean elegance to boot (he used it twice for main characters).

I could have written this - even same age. Hate it if someone calls me hell but don’t mind Hels so much. Actually think it’s a really ugly name and I would prefer to be called something prettier!

I'm a Helen (name changed for this) and love my name. I also live in a place that generally drops the 'h' but people don't tend to with my name. I am middle aged but my daughter in her teens went to school with a Helen.

I think that now we've had the resurgence of names like George and Harry etc that were the names of my grandparents era, it may be the turns of the Helen's, Sarah's, Samantha's etc.

I prefer Helena, which is one of my favourite girls names.

I'm mid 40's and know lots of Helens my age, they all seem to get called Hel or 'elen.

It is a nice name though.

Helen is elegant & traditional. Love it . I have a cousin in Canada called Helene ( pronounced Hell ene )

One of my dearest friends is a Helen. She's an amazing human. Indeed every Helen I've ever known has been lovely. It would be good to see this name have a resurgence. Go for it.

IMO it’s a completely uninspiring name.

Helen Daniels comes to mind.

I don't think it's dull. It's a very late 80's/90's name though. A bit like Jennifer. I'm not keen on the name personally as Helen was the school bully.

Like it but prefer Ellen

It's a beautiful, classy, elegant name. I prefer it to the 'prettier' Helena.

And I much prefer it to the seriously frumpy Ellen.

I love it. Dd was nearly a Helena. I prefer it without the ‘a’ on the end now as there are so many Eleanors around (with various spellings) and Ellies. Plus I prefer shorter, stronger names that are less likely to be shortened.

For me, yes. It’s the female Simon. Dull, bland and a bit wet.

Lovely name. I only know 2 Helen's - 1 in her 40s and 1 30s. Go for it!

DD has a friend who uses her middle name as Helen is a ‘mum’s name’. So nice but dated

I really don’t like the name Helena, Helen is an old ladies name.

You must hate a lot of names, then, because there are a lot of middle-aged women around.

Is it? Genuine question - I'm of that generation myself. I know approximately 10 million Sarahs, but only a couple of Helens of my age. I'd say it's a name that I wouldn't associate with any particular age group.