Helga
- US rank
- Unranked
- Syllables
- 2
- Peak
- #565 in 1899
0 babies were named Helga in the US in 2025.
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US births per million girls, 1882–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
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- HistoryHelga first shows up in US birth records in 1882, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 143 years since.
- Best yearIts best year was 1899, when it reached #565.
About the name Helga
Helga is a girl name. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with H and ending in “-lga”. US birth records list Helga for girls from 1882 to 2020, in 105 of those 139 years. Its best year was 1899, when it ranked #565 among girl names. It hasn't been given to 5 or more US babies in a year since 2020, so today it's a genuinely rare choice.
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 60 | 16,779 girls |
| 1890s | 98 | 10,248 girls |
| 1900s | 58 | 17,337 girls |
| 1910s | 42 | 23,895 girls |
| 1920s | 19 | 51,653 girls |
| 1930s | 21 | 48,146 girls |
| 1940s | 11 | 94,607 girls |
| 1950s | 14 | 69,300 girls |
| 1960s | 18 | 54,555 girls |
| 1970s | 10 | 95,694 girls |
| 1980s | 1.7 | 588,235 girls |
| 1990s | 0.9 | 1,162,791 girls |
| 2020s | 3.1 | 322,581 girls |
Questions about the name Helga
Is Helga a boy or girl name?
Helga is a girl name.
How popular is the name Helga?
Helga is rare: fewer than 5 US girls got it in 2025, and it was last given to 5 or more in 2020. It peaked at #565 in 1899.