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Helga

Feminine form of Helge.

PronunciationGerman /ˈhɛl.ɡa/; Dutch /ˈɦɛl.ɣaː/; Hungarian /ˈhɛl.ɡɒ/; European Portuguese /ˈɛɫ.ɡɐ/; Brazilian Portuguese /ˈɛw.ɡɐ/
Usage languagesCzech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Icelandic, Latvian, Norwegian, Old Norse, Portuguese, Swedish
US rank (2020)#15,088

Meaning and history

Helga is the feminine form of Helge.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
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20062006: no US SSA record for this spelling
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20162016: no US SSA record for this spelling
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20202020: 5 births, rank #15,088

Helga rose from #995 to #986 for girls between 1911 and 1912. Its highest annual birth count came in 1899, with 29 births.

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