Recorded 1970–2021 Boys' name Peak 1977 230 births

Helder — boys' name

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.

1970s511980s501990s382000s612010s242020s6
2000s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Helder was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

11 babies were named Helder in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Helder

The Social Security Administration has registered 230 babies named Helder between 1970 and 2021, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Helder currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Helder performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 61 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Helder shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Massachusetts, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Helder in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Helder in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 230 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Helder at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

230

Since 1970

52 years of records

Peak year

1977

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1970

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 2021

Helder popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1970

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1977)
11
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
4681012 20212009200319951985198019731970 6

Helder by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
61 births that decade — 27% of Helder's all-time total
1970s511980s501990s382000s612010s242020s6

Helder by state

Where Helder concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Helder
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Massachusetts
5 2.2%
Massachusetts share of Helder's total US births 2.2%

5 of 230 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Helder?
230 babies have been named Helder since 1970. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1977 with 11 births.
When was Helder most popular?
Helder was most popular in the 2000s decade with 61 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
Where is Helder most popular?
The top states for the name Helder are Massachusetts (5 births).
How long has the name Helder been used?
Helder has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 52 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Helder?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Helen, Helmer, Helmuth, Helmut, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1970–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.