Helvi
Helvi is a Finnish and Estonian feminine given name.
Meaning & Origin of Helvi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Helvi is a Finnish and Estonian feminine given name.
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The Story of Helvi
Helvi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1912, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1916, when 22 Helvis were born — ranking #1,630 that year. As of 2026, Helvi ranks #3,046 for baby girls with 10 births, with steady use. In total, more than 172 Helvis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Helvi
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Helvi Hämäläinen (1901–1998), Finnish author
- Helvi Jürisson (1928–2023), Estonian writer
- Helvi Juvonen (1919–1959), Finnish writer
- Helvi Leiviskä (1902—1982), Finnish composer, writer, music educator and librarian
- Helvi Mustonen (b. 1947), Finnish artist
- Helvi Poutasuo (1943–2017), Finnish teacher, translator, editor, politician
- Helvi Sipilä (1915-2009), Finnish diplomat
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Names that sound like Helvi
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About the name Helvi
Helvi is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 172 births in the dataset. Helvi's peak popularity came in 1916 when it ranked #1,630. Use the chart and map above to compare Helvi'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.