Helmi
Helmi is a given name. It is an Estonian and Finnish feminine given name literally meaning pearl or bead. The name is derived from the Proto-Baltic-Finnic *helmes, or 'amber'. In Finland, Helmi is also used as a short form of the name Vilhelmiina or Vilhelmina. Helmi was among the most popular names for baby girls born in Finland in the early 21st century.
- Finnish
- Swedish
- Arabic
- Indonesian
Meaning & Origin of Helmi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Helmi is a given name. It is an Estonian and Finnish feminine given name literally meaning pearl or bead. The name is derived from the Proto-Baltic-Finnic *helmes, or 'amber'. In Finland, Helmi is also used as a short form of the name Vilhelmiina or Vilhelmina. Helmi was among the most popular names for baby girls born in Finland in the early 21st century.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Finnish
- Swedish
- Arabic
- Indonesian
- Malay
The Story of Helmi
American parents first put Helmi on the record books as a baby girl name in 1898, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1918, when 29 Helmis were born — ranking #1,451 that year. About 52% of every Helmi on record arrived during the 1910s, its defining decade. Helmi last appeared in the published SSA data in 1928, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 365 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1890s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Helmi
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Names that sound like Helmi
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About the name Helmi
Helmi is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1898 and has accumulated 365 births in the dataset. Helmi's peak popularity came in 1918 when it ranked #1,451. Use the chart and map above to compare Helmi'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 .
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