How Many People Are Named Helga?
An estimated 783 people in the United States have the first name Helga. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 64 years old, and Helga peaked in popularity in 1961 with 54 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Helga 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 Helga paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
783
About 1 in 437,745 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
64
years old
Peak Year
1961
54 births
Total Registered
2,208
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Helga
Helga is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,208 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Helga as a female name
Ranked #15,995 in 2020
5 female births in 2020
Peak: 1961 (54 births)
Helga: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Helga span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 338 babies were registered. Helga has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Helga by Decade
How has Helga 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.
Helga by State
Birth registrations for Helga span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Minnesota, Illinois. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Iowa. On average, about 46 Helgas were registered per state.
Helga + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Helga as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Helga
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Helga: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Helga?
We estimate approximately 783 people named Helga 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 437,745 Americans share this first name.
Is Helga a common name?
Helga is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,208 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Helga most popular?
Helga reached peak popularity in 1961, when 54 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Helga is approximately 64 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Helga a female name?
Helga is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Helga Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Helga Smith, Helga Johnson, Helga 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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