Is Helga a boy or girl name?
Helga was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 2,208 US babies named Helga were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Helga since 1882
- 2,208
- Most popular year
- 1961
- 54 babies
Boys and girls named Helga, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 71 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 217 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 167 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 324 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 231 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 222 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 145 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 282 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 338 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 161 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 29 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 16 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2020s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 5 | #15,995 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 6 | #12,310 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 5 | #13,946 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 5 | #13,767 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 5 | #12,474 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,456 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,546 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,453 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 11 | #5,879 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,768 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,743 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,436 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,219 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 13 | #4,549 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,388 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,959 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,621 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,480 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,468 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,570 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,231 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,115 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,363 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,125 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,876 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,958 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,537 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,797 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,626 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,532 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,852 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,169 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,957 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,045 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,630 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,091 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,001 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,595 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,018 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,040 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,962 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,941 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,274 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,683 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,483 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,004 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,585 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,449 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,443 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,277 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,470 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,827 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,957 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,730 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,865 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,988 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,407 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,974 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,664 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,650 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,293 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,798 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,068 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,949 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,570 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,385 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,013 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,842 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,462 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,246 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,084 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,015 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,063 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,046 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,013 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 27 | #986 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 20 | #995 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 20 | #985 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 12 | #1,247 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 16 | #1,023 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 23 | #778 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 14 | #1,016 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 21 | #809 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 19 | #842 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 15 | #909 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 12 | #1,046 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 17 | #807 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 18 | #896 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 29 | #572 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 27 | #625 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 21 | #686 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 25 | #625 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 19 | #732 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 17 | #726 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 20 | #649 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 22 | #603 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 20 | #602 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 17 | #650 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 14 | #701 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 14 | #703 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 9 | #815 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 14 | #619 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 6 | #974 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 9 | #760 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 5 | #960 |
Highest rank
Helga has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #572 in 1899. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.