How Many People Are Named Helma?
An estimated 20 people in the United States have the first name Helma. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 95 years old, and Helma peaked in popularity in 1916 with 25 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Helma 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 Helma paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 95, Helma is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1941.
- Helma is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
20
About 1 in 17,137,717 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
95
years old
Peak Year
1916
25 births
Total Registered
595
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Helma
Helma is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 595 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Helma as a female name
Ranked #5,885 in 1952
5 female births in 1952
Peak: 1916 (25 births)
Helma: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Helma span from the 1880s to the 1950s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 154 babies were registered. Helma has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Helma by Decade
How has Helma 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.
Helma by State
Helma + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Helma as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Helma
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Helma: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Helma?
We estimate approximately 20 people named Helma 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 17,137,717 Americans share this first name.
Is Helma a common name?
Helma is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 39.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 595 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Helma most popular?
Helma reached peak popularity in 1916, when 25 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Helma is approximately 95 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Helma a female name?
Helma is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Helma Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Helma Smith, Helma Johnson, Helma 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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