How Many People Are Named Helmut?
people named Helmut are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,512,322 people in the US has this name
Based on 450 babies named Helmut in Social Security records from 1913 to 1978, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
20 births
Trend
Last year given
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Derived from the Germanic element helm "helmet" or heil "healthy" combined with muot "spirit, mind".
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Related & Similar Names
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Helmut in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Helmut alive today is about 63 years old, and 64% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 57 and 67 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Helmut first appears in the records in 1913 and was given most often in 1960, to 20 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 1978.
Babies given the name each year, 1913 to 1978
🏆 Rank History
Helmut has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,833, in 1960.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #1,833 (1960) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,235 in the 1960s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Helmut alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Helmut were born in Illinois than in any other state: about 7 of those alive today.
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