Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Helga

#4,197 most common girls' name of all time · #7,144 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1882–2020

Rank among girls
#4,197
Rank overall
#7,144 of 105,966
First appeared
1882
Years on the list
105 of 146
All-time
2,209
Since 2016
5
Peak year
1961 #1,536
Best rank
#574 1899
Girls Boys peak 54/yr
1900192019401960198020002020

Helga first appears in 1882. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2020 5 — 5 #15,133
1992 6 — 6 #11,769
1991 5 — 5 #13,212
1990 5 — 5 #13,015
1988 5 — 5 #11,856
1984 10 — 10 #6,324
1982 7 — 7 #8,273
1980 7 — 7 #8,209
1979 12 — 12 #5,453
1978 14 — 14 #4,698
1977 14 — 14 #4,672
1976 14 — 14 #4,385
1975 15 — 15 #4,166
1974 13 — 13 #4,481
1973 19 — 19 #3,350
1972 15 — 15 #3,915
1971 28 — 28 #2,602
1970 18 — 18 #3,459
1969 28 — 28 #2,462
1968 24 — 24 #2,546
1967 29 — 29 #2,219
1966 31 — 31 #2,103
1965 26 — 26 #2,356
1964 32 — 32 #2,118
1963 39 — 39 #1,874
1962 35 — 35 #1,955
1961 54 — 54 #1,536
1960 40 — 40 #1,792
1959 45 — 45 #1,628
1958 49 — 49 #1,530
1957 35 — 35 #1,847
1956 26 — 26 #2,157
1955 30 — 30 #1,948
1954 27 — 27 #2,032
1953 17 — 17 #2,610
1952 24 — 24 #2,081
1951 13 — 13 #2,964
1950 16 — 16 #2,555
1949 8 — 8 #3,932
1948 12 — 12 #3,005
1947 13 — 13 #2,919
1946 12 — 12 #2,907
1945 15 — 15 #2,261
1944 12 — 12 #2,655
1943 14 — 14 #2,469
1942 19 — 19 #1,998
1941 12 — 12 #2,555
1940 28 — 28 #1,448
1939 27 — 27 #1,446
1938 33 — 33 #1,273
1937 26 — 26 #1,465
1936 18 — 18 #1,815
1935 17 — 17 #1,941
1934 20 — 20 #1,714
1933 18 — 18 #1,852
1932 17 — 17 #1,975
1931 28 — 28 #1,403
1930 18 — 18 #1,955
1929 23 — 23 #1,664
1928 25 — 25 #1,651
1927 16 — 16 #2,277
1926 23 — 23 #1,785
1925 19 — 19 #2,045
1924 21 — 21 #1,943
1923 28 — 28 #1,573
1922 34 — 34 #1,382
1921 20 — 20 #2,008
1920 22 — 22 #1,831
1919 29 — 29 #1,459
1918 37 — 37 #1,240
1917 43 — 43 #1,091
1916 46 — 46 #1,018
1915 40 — 40 #1,068
1914 33 — 33 #1,049
1913 29 — 29 #1,011
1912 27 — 27 #995
1911 20 — 20 #989
1910 20 — 20 #980
1909 12 — 12 #1,245
1908 16 — 16 #1,021
1907 23 — 23 #785
1906 14 — 14 #1,022
1905 21 — 21 #815
1904 19 — 19 #848
1903 15 — 15 #916
1902 12 — 12 #1,048
1901 17 — 17 #817
1900 18 — 18 #907
1899 29 — 29 #574
1898 27 — 27 #629
1897 21 — 21 #692
1896 25 — 25 #632
1895 19 — 19 #740
1894 17 — 17 #739
1893 20 — 20 #658
1892 22 — 22 #614
1891 20 — 20 #605
1890 17 — 17 #665
1889 14 — 14 #717
1888 14 — 14 #720
1887 9 — 9 #847
1886 14 — 14 #631
1885 6 — 6 #995
1884 9 — 9 #784
1882 5 — 5 #997