Helma
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Helma is a German name meaning “helmet,” with Hilma as a variant. Helma is also a form of Wilhelmina, meaning “determined protector.”
Sources: Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, The Best Baby Names for Girls
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Usage of Helma in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Helma against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Helma is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Helma in official name statistics
United States
Fewer than 5 girls were named Helma in the US in 2025. Since 1880, 595 girls have been named Helma, with the most (25) in 1916.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
| Where | Rank | Count | Source |
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| Iran | #3 girls | 14,995 | National Organization for Civil Registration of Iran (Sazman-e Sabt-e Ahval-e Keshvar), 2017 |
| Latvia | #942 girls (all ages) | 46 | Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs (PMLP), 2026 |
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Storms named Helma
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Helma, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Cyclone Helma (Category 1) | 2004 | South Indian Ocean | 120 km/h |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Celebrities named Helma
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Helma.
Helma Sanders-Brahms
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