Helmuth
Helmuth is both a masculine German given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Helmuth
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Helmuth is both a masculine German given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Helmuth
Helmuth first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1892, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1917, when 34 Helmuths were born — ranking #1,152 that year. As of 2026, Helmuth ranks #3,558 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 500 Helmuths have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
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About the name Helmuth
Helmuth is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1892 and has accumulated 500 births in the dataset. Helmuth's peak popularity came in 1917 when it ranked #1,152. Use the chart and map above to compare Helmuth'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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