How Many People Are Named Helder?
people named Helder are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,553,567 people in the US has this name
Based on 230 babies named Helder in Social Security records from 1970 to 2021, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
11 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Meaning uncertain. It was borne by the Brazilian archbishop Dom Hélder Câmara (1909-1999) who was noted for his charity. It could be from the name of the Dutch town of Den Helder (possibly meaning "hell's door" in Dutch). Alternatively, it might be derived from the Germanic given name HULDERIC.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Helder in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Helder alive today is about 31 years old, and 53% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 19 and 44 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Helder first appears in the records in 1970 and was given most often in 1977, to 11 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2021.
Babies given the name each year, 1970 to 2021
🏆 Rank History
Helder has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #3,464, in 1977.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #3,464 (1977) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #9,514 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Helder alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Helder were born in Massachusetts than in any other state: about 5 of those alive today.
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