Helmer

Where Helmer comes from

Helmer hasn't made it into the dictionaries we draw on, and nobody well known enough for an encyclopedia has carried it yet — so for now its story is the one the SSA record tells. Names that spell a familiar sound a new way often live here for a while before anyone writes them down.

Along the way
  1. 1870
    Helmer Hanssen born
    Norwegian Antarctic explorer
  2. 1884
    First appearance
    #848 among boys, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1895
    Helmer Mörner born
    equestrian
  4. 1897
    Peak, #515
    15 babies named Helmer — more than any year before or since.
  5. 1901
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
In the dictionary

No dictionary entry for this spelling — which is its own kind of rare.

Namesakes
  • Helmer Hanssen · Norwegian Antarctic explorer, 1870–1956
  • Helmer Mörner · equestrian, 1895–1962
  • Helmer Alexandersson · Swedish composer, 1886–1927
  • Helmer Pedersen · sailor, 1930–1987
  • Helmer Osslund · Swedish painter, 1866–1938

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.