Helge
Helge or Helgi is a Scandinavian, German, and Dutch mostly male name.
- Norwegian
- Danish
- Swedish
- German
Meaning & Origin of Helge
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Helge or Helgi is a Scandinavian, German, and Dutch mostly male name.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Norwegian
- Danish
- Swedish
- German
- Finnish
The Story of Helge
American parents first put Helge on the record books as a baby boy name in 1907, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1917, when 10 Helges were born — ranking #2,562 that year. About 69% of every Helge on record arrived during the 1910s, its defining decade. Helge last appeared in the published SSA data in 1930, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 49 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1900s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Helge
Helge is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1907 and has accumulated 49 births in the dataset. Helge's peak popularity came in 1917 when it ranked #2,562. Use the chart and map above to compare Helge'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.