Masculine dossier · first seen 1884

Helmer

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1917
Peak era
1917
Peak births
37
Current vitality
Below reporting floor
Peak generation
Greatest Generation

Quick answers about Helmer

How many people are named Helmer?

An estimated 110 living Americans are named Helmer.

How rare is Helmer?

Helmer fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.

How old is the typical Helmer?

The median age of a living American named Helmer is approximately 23 years, with most bearers falling between 18 and 30 years old.

Is Helmer still popular?

Not especially. Helmer has been declining since its 1917 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

Where is Helmer most common?

Helmer has its strongest geographic signal in Minnesota, where it appears 15.7× more often than the national baseline.

1884Peak 19172025
peak 1917 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year
1917
Decline from peak
100%
2025
0
All-time
835

Helmer is most concentrated in Minnesota — about 15.7× the national rate in the 1910s.

States where Helmer is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.

Alabama: near or below the national rate AL Alaska: near or below the national rate AK Arizona: near or below the national rate AZ Arkansas: near or below the national rate AR California: near or below the national rate CA Colorado: near or below the national rate CO Connecticut: near or below the national rate CT Delaware: near or below the national rate DE District of Columbia: near or below the national rate DC Florida: near or below the national rate FL Georgia: near or below the national rate GA Hawaii: near or below the national rate HI Idaho: near or below the national rate ID Illinois: near or below the national rate IL Indiana: near or below the national rate IN Iowa: near or below the national rate IA Kansas: near or below the national rate KS Kentucky: near or below the national rate KY Louisiana: near or below the national rate LA Maine: near or below the national rate ME Maryland: near or below the national rate MD Massachusetts: near or below the national rate MA Michigan: near or below the national rate MI Minnesota: 15.7× the national rate MN Mississippi: near or below the national rate MS Missouri: near or below the national rate MO Montana: near or below the national rate MT Nebraska: near or below the national rate NE Nevada: near or below the national rate NV New Hampshire: near or below the national rate NH New Jersey: near or below the national rate NJ New Mexico: near or below the national rate NM New York: near or below the national rate NY North Carolina: near or below the national rate NC North Dakota: near or below the national rate ND Ohio: near or below the national rate OH Oklahoma: near or below the national rate OK Oregon: near or below the national rate OR Pennsylvania: near or below the national rate PA Rhode Island: near or below the national rate RI South Carolina: near or below the national rate SC South Dakota: near or below the national rate SD Tennessee: near or below the national rate TN Texas: near or below the national rate TX Utah: near or below the national rate UT Vermont: near or below the national rate VT Virginia: near or below the national rate VA Washington: near or below the national rate WA West Virginia: near or below the national rate WV Wisconsin: near or below the national rate WI Wyoming: near or below the national rate WY