Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Helga

Gender

Female

Origin

Germanic
Pious
German
Blessed, holy
Norse
Scandinavian
Swedish

Syllables

2

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Helga

Pronunciation

he(l)-ga

Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 1961 (rank #1551, 53 births); most recent 2020 (rank #15082, 5 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
20205
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 1943 (rank #205, 77 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2569, 10 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
202310
20224
20215
20204
20195
20184
20175
2016–
20154
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 1974 (rank #393, 5 births); most recent 1977 (rank #518, 3 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 1976 (rank #450, 4 births); most recent 1985 (rank #565, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 1955 (rank #304, 6 births); most recent 1963 (rank #399, 5 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence