Masculine dossier · first seen 1884

Helmer

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1917

Peak era

1917

Peak births

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Greatest Generation

1884Peak 19172025

Quick answers about Helmer

An estimated 126 living Americans are named Helmer.

Helmer fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.

The median age of a living American named Helmer is approximately 24 years, with most bearers falling between 18 and 71 years old.

Not especially. Helmer has been declining since its 1917 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

Peak year

1917

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

835

Helmer last appeared in SSA records in 2017. Across its recorded history, about 835 American boys received the name.

Helmer peaked in 1917, when 37 boys were given the name.

No boys were recorded with this name in 2025 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 835 Americans named Helmer since 1884.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationGreatest Generation

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1917

Living profile

126

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age24

Core range18–71

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Glacier

A long-duration classic distributed across many generations.