The first name Helmut
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Helmut at birth, 1880–2025
In 1978, 5 boys born in the United States were named Helmut, the 6,170th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1960, when 20 were.
450
babies named Helmut since 1880
#6,170
rank in 1978
1960
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Helmut
89 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Helmut KohlChancellor of West Germany and reunified Germany (1982–1998)
- Helmut SchmidtChancellor of West Germany (1974–1982)
- Helmut RahnGerman association football player (1929–2003)
- Helmut NewtonGerman-Australian photographer (1920–2004)
- Helmut SchönGerman football player and coach (1915-1996)
- Helmut BergerAustrian actor (1944–2023)
- Helmut HallerGerman footballer (1939–2012)
- Helmut MarkoFormula One executive and former driver, born 1943
- Helmut HasseGerman mathematician (1898–1979)
- Helmut JahnGerman architect (1940-2021)
- Helmuth KoiniggAustrian Formula One driver (1948–1974)
- Helmut LottiBelgian singer, born 1969
Questions
- Is Helmut a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 450 US babies named Helmut since 1880 were boys.
- When was Helmut most popular?
- 1960 in the United States, when 20 babies were named Helmut, its highest rank at 1,834th.