How Many People Are Named Helder?
An estimated 222 people in the United States have the first name Helder. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 32 years old, and Helder peaked in popularity in 1977 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Helder as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Helder paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
222
About 1 in 1,543,938 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
1977
11 births
Total Registered
230
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Helder
Helder is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 230 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Helder as a male name
Ranked #11,250 in 2021
6 male births in 2021
Peak: 1977 (11 births)
Helder: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Helder span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 61 babies were registered. Helder has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Helder by Decade
How has Helder tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Helder by State
Helder + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Helder as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Helder
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Helder: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Helder?
We estimate approximately 222 people named Helder are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,543,938 Americans share this first name.
Is Helder a common name?
Helder is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 75.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 230 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Helder most popular?
Helder reached peak popularity in 1977, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Helder is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Helder a male name?
Helder is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Helder Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Helder Smith, Helder Johnson, Helder Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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