Is Helmer a boy or girl name?

Helmer is a boy’s name. Of the 835 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Helmer

Recorded 1884–2017 · United States

Helmer was most popular in 1917, when 37 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,190 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 835 people named Helmer.

Helmer over time

Births per year. The dot marks Helmer’s peak in 1917. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Helmer a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Helmer is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 835 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Helmer

Where Helmer is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Minnesota 38.7×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org