Boys' name · since 1970
Helder
230 babies named Helder in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,138 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 230
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
230 boys have been named Helder since 1970, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Helder has 230 recorded births among boys since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2021.
- #12,138 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 230 born since 1970
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Helder ranks #12,138 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 230 born since 1970, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,138 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 230
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Helder's 230 recorded births place it above 73.28% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Massachusetts.
Helder's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Helder's full recorded timeline at 1993, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1973, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1977 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Helder popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2021
- Peak year (1977)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Helder by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (61 births, 27% of the file).
2000s was Helder's strongest decade.
61 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Helder births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
51 births
- 1980s
1980s
50 births
- 1990s
1990s
38 births
- 2000s
2000s
61 births
- 2010s 24
2010s
24 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 61 births (27% of all-time use).
Helder by state
Where Helder concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 2.2% |
5 of 230 births nationwide.
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What to do with Helder's data
- Helder's decade-level peak was the 2000s (61 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Massachusetts records the most Helders (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Massachusetts names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Helder: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~51 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1970–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Helder draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.