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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Helga

Helga was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1899, when it ranked 572nd; the most babies were born in 1961 (54). More babies were named Helga in the 1960s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
196154 babies
Total since 1880
2,209babies recorded

Helga popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020#16,0045
2010——
2000——
1990#13,7665
1980#8,4537
1970#3,47818
1960#1,79740
1950#2,59516
1940#1,44928
1930#1,97418
1920#1,84222
1910#98520
1900#89618
1890#65017
1880——

How popular is Helga, counting every spelling?

Helga has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Helga?

About 900 people born in the US named Helga are alive today, with a median age of 65; half are between 57 and 71. That makes Helga a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Helga by state

How common Helga was among girls born in each state in 1959–1963, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (2.1×), Illinois (1.9×). In 46 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesIL0.04Michigan: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesMI0.01New York: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesNY0.05Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesOH0.04Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesCA0.02Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Helga, girls, 1959–1963. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Helga: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Helga, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Helga

How popular is the name Helga?

Helga was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1899, when it ranked 572nd; the most babies were born in 1961 (54). More babies were named Helga in the 1960s than in any other decade.

Is Helga a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 2,209 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Helga most popular?

In 1959–1963, Helga was most common in New York (0.05 per 1,000 girls), followed by Illinois and Ohio.