Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Helder isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1970. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Helder through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 230
- 230 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1977
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2021. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 991 as a first name in 2020; 651 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Helder’s family of names
In English usage, Helder as a surname has a related form in Heller.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Helder
- Hélder MaurílioBrazilian footballerborn 1988
- Helder BarbalhoBrazilian politicianborn 1979
- Helder Martins de CarvalhoAngolan association football refereeborn 1977
- Helder Lobatoassociation football playerborn 1988
- Helder Antunesbusinesspersonborn 1963
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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