girl's name

Helma

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 645

Helma is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 1952 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1916, when 25 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Helma over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 1950s. The striped bar is the 1950s, still in progress — it covers 1950 to 1952, not a full ten years.

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'80 '90 '00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50
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Births named Helma by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 41
1890s 115
1900s 95
1910s 154
1920s 125
1930s 49
1940s 11
1950s (to 1952) 5

How popular is Helma?

In 1952, Helma was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Helma is used

Canada #3,949 5 in 2020
England & Wales #4,604 5 in 2018
United States #6,287 5 in 1952
France #7,413 5 in 2024

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Helma

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Helma also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Helma over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Helma

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Helma — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Helma

How popular is the name Helma?

In 1952, Helma was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Helma a girl's or a boy's name?

Helma is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Helma?

Helma has 2 syllables.

When was Helma most popular?

Helma peaked in 1916, when 25 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.