Globally, Гелен (Gelen 
, Gehlen 
, Helenus 
) is quite a rare dominantly feminine, but infrequently male forename. The forename Гелен is characteristic of Bolivia, where it is quite a rare principally female, but very seldom boy's name, Luxembourg, where it is quite a rare male name, and the Dominican Republic, where it is quite a rare primarily female, but very seldom boy's name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Philippines, Bolivia, and the Dominican Republic. More frequently, Гелен is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Gelen | Turkey, Germany, Bolivia, Philippines, Brazil |
| Gehlen | Germany, Belgium, United States, Brazil, Netherlands |
| Helenus | Germany, Belgium, South Africa, United States, Netherlands |
| Гелен | Russia, Ukraine |
Alena, Alenka, Elena, Eleni, Eleno, Ellen, Ellina, Eléni, Gelyen, Guelen, Helen, Helena, Helene, Heleno, Helenos, Helka, Helle, Helyen, Heléna, Helēna, Hyelen, Hyelyen, Hélène, Ileana, Jela, Jelena, Jeļena, Leana, Leena, Lena, Lene, Lenka, Lenke, Lenuța, Léna, Nuța, Olena, Έλεν, Έλενα, Ελένα, Ελένη, Λένα, Алена, Аленка, Альона, Алёна, Гелена, Елен, Елена, Елена, Элена, Хелена,
Гелен is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Helenus , the mythical son of Priam; Elastigirl , the The Incredibles character; Helen Lovejoy , the The Simpsons character; Helen Magnus , the main character of the Sanctuary TV show and Helen Seinfeld , the fictional character on "Seinfeld", and in many other works.