Helma
Recorded 1880–1952 · United States
Helma was most popular in 1916, when 25 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,729 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 595 people named Helma.
Helma over time
How old is the name Helma?
The Social Security Administration’s records begin in 1880, and Helma is already there in that first year — so the name is older than the record and these figures cannot date it. It has been recorded in 57 of the 146 years since. It was last recorded in 1952.
How many people are named Helma?
The Social Security Administration has recorded 595 American births named Helma between 1880 and 2025. That is recorded US births, not a world population — it counts people issued a Social Security number at birth in the United States.
How many babies were named Helma in 2025?
Helma was not recorded in 2025. The SSA withholds any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so fewer than five American babies were given it.
Is Helma a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Across the whole record Helma is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 595 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.
Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.
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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org