Helga is a girl's name of Portuguese origin meaning “holy.” It is a rare choice in US records.
Helga belongs to the Portuguese and German tradition. Its meaning — “holy” — is the sense carried by its Portuguese roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Helga first appears in Social Security records in 1882. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #572 in 1899, and in 2024 0 babies received the name — 2,208 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
More names from the Portuguese shelf:
Helga means “holy” in its Portuguese roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Helga is a girl name.
Helga comes from the Portuguese, German and Scandinavian tradition.
Helga first appears in US records in 1882. Its best-ever ranking was #572 in 1899, and 0 babies were given the name in 2024.
Helga is pronounced /ˈhɛlɡə/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to hello@namepetal.com — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
NamePetal