Helder
Helder is a name with a single cultural origin: Portuguese.
- Portuguese
Meaning & Origin of Helder
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Helder is a name with a single cultural origin: Portuguese.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Portuguese
The Story of Helder
Helder first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1970, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1977: 11 births, good for #3,385 nationwide. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 27% of all recorded Helders. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2021 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 230 Helders have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Helder
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Helder. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Elder
- Hélder
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About the name Helder
Helder is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1970 and has accumulated 230 births in the dataset. Helder's peak popularity came in 1977 when it ranked #3,385. Use the chart and map above to compare Helder's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.