Given name
Helmar
“a warrior's wrath”
Helmar is a variant of Helmer. One interpretation is “a warrior's wrath.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Helmar is a variant of Helmer. One interpretation is “a warrior's wrath.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Helmar through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10
- 10 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1915
- 5 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 5 in 1916. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Helmar
- Helmar FrankGerman mathematician and pedagogist (1933–2013)
- Helmar MüllerGerman sprinter (1939–2023)
- Helmar Lerskiphotographer (1871-1956)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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