Helmer

Helmer

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Finnish

Helmer first appears in the data in 1884 and has been recorded in 71 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1917 with 37 babies (rank #1,097 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Helmer

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Helmer yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

835

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1884	6	#902
1885	12	#562
1886	8	#722
1887	8	#712
1888	8	#781
1889	9	#694
1890	9	#698
1891	5	#1,029
1892	11	#656
1893	5	#1,108
1894	9	#757
1895	10	#719
1896	6	#1,040
1897	15	#528
1898	8	#842
1899	11	#636
1900	10	#872
1902	5	#1,212
1903	6	#1,073
1904	8	#925
1906	8	#964
1907	8	#1,040
1908	11	#855
1909	7	#1,206
1910	7	#1,364
1911	11	#1,074
1912	21	#1,010
1913	26	#978
1914	27	#1,114
1915	22	#1,481
1916	29	#1,251
1917	37	#1,097
1918	37	#1,138
1919	33	#1,239
1920	29	#1,360
1921	12	#2,550
1922	28	#1,414
1923	21	#1,718
1924	18	#1,928
1925	18	#1,903
1926	10	#2,800
1927	13	#2,345
1928	13	#2,324
1929	20	#1,699
1930	11	#2,515
1931	10	#2,554
1933	7	#3,126
1934	9	#2,641
1935	10	#2,447
1936	10	#2,356
1937	9	#2,573
1938	6	#3,322
1939	6	#3,272
1944	6	#3,265
1945	6	#3,138
1948	5	#3,894
1949	5	#3,923
1955	5	#4,094
1956	5	#4,172
1995	6	#8,179
1996	12	#4,993
2000	5	#11,020
2002	8	#7,918
2003	7	#9,016
2005	10	#7,318
2007	9	#8,447
2008	9	#8,545
2010	5	#12,954
2011	6	#11,357
2013	6	#11,233
2017	7	#10,090

Year

Babies

Rank

1884

#902

1885

#562

1886

#722

1887

#712

1888

#781

1889

#694

1890

#698

1891

#1,029

1892

#656

1893

#1,108

1894

#757

1895

#719

1896

#1,040

1897

#528

1898

#842

1899

#636

1900

#872

1902

#1,212

1903

#1,073

1904

#925

1906

#964

1907

#1,040

1908

#855

1909

#1,206

1910

#1,364

1911

#1,074

1912

#1,010

1913

#978

1914

#1,114

1915

#1,481

1916

#1,251

1917

#1,097

1918

#1,138

1919

#1,239

1920

#1,360

1921

#2,550

1922

#1,414

1923

#1,718

1924

#1,928

1925

#1,903

1926

#2,800

1927

#2,345

1928

#2,324

1929

#1,699

1930

#2,515

1931

#2,554

1933

#3,126

1934

#2,641

1935

#2,447

1936

#2,356

1937

#2,573

1938

#3,322

1939

#3,272

1944

#3,265

1945

#3,138

1948

#3,894

1949

#3,923

1955

#4,094

1956

#4,172

1995

#8,179

1996

#4,993

2000

#11,020

2002

#7,918

2003

#9,016

2005

#7,318

2007

#8,447

2008

#8,545

2010

#12,954

2011

#11,357

2013

#11,233

2017

#10,090

Numerology of Helmer

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