Helmer
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name of Germanic origin.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Helmer (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Helmer has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2019. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | 16 |
| 2004 | 18 |
| 2005 | 24 |
| 2006 | 11 |
| 2007 | 32 |
| 2008 | 24 |
| 2009 | 32 |
| 2010 | 32 |
| 2011 | 41 |
| 2012 | 48 |
| 2013 | 47 |
| 2014 | 43 |
| 2015 | 61 |
| 2016 | 59 |
| 2017 | 43 |
| 2018 | 55 |
| 2019 | 65 |
| 2020 | 57 |
| 2021 | 46 |
| 2022 | 54 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 843 |
| 2000 | 794 |
| 2001 | 736 |
| 2002 | 695 |
| 2003 | 671 |
| 2004 | 655 |
| 2005 | 622 |
| 2006 | 597 |
| 2007 | 594 |
| 2008 | 591 |
| 2009 | 590 |
| 2010 | 589 |
| 2011 | 597 |
| 2012 | 613 |
| 2013 | 636 |
| 2014 | 659 |
| 2015 | 705 |
| 2016 | 744 |
| 2017 | 777 |
| 2018 | 814 |
| 2019 | 873 |
| 2020 | 917 |
Helmer in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Helmer.Hi! My name is Helmer.
- Helmer har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Helmer has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Vet du om Helmer kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Helmer is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Helmers mamma är lärare.Helmer's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Helmers mamma is Helmer's mum.
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Questions about Helmer
How do you pronounce Helmer in Swedish?
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What does the name Helmer mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name of Germanic origin.
How popular is Helmer in Sweden?
54 babies were named Helmer in 2022. In 2020, 917 people in Sweden had Helmer as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2019 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.