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Girl name Old Norse origin Christian tradition

Helga

HEL-guh · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Holy; blessed
Language
Old Norse
Culture
Scandinavian/Germanic
Religion
Christian
Style era
vintage
Themes
vintage · saint
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Popularity over time

2020 rank#15995
2020 births5
Peak year1961
First appeared1882
Total US births2,208
1961 peak18821917195119862020
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
HelHeli
Alternate spellings
HelgahHelka
In other languages
Helga (German/Scandinavian)Olga (Russian cognate)Helka (Finnish)Helge (Norwegian masculine)

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Notable people named Helga

Saint Helga
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