Helma
Helma is a female given name: 98% of people named Helma are women, and it is recorded as female in 8 of the 8 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 2% male / 98% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Netherlands, East Frisia, United States
- US births since 1880
- 0 male / 595 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Helma
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Helma," in English, "Guten Tag Helma," in German. Helma is a female given name: about 98% of people named Helma are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Helma,
German
Guten Tag Helma,
French
Bonjour Helma,
Spanish
Estimado/a Helma:
Chinese
Helma您好：
Japanese
Helma様
English
Hi Helma,
German
Hi Helma,
French
Salut Helma,
Spanish
Hola Helma,
Chinese
Helma你好：
Japanese
Helmaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| East Frisia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| United States | uncommon | woman's name | 0% |
| Austria | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Germany | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Estonia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Iceland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
0 male · 595 female · 595 births recorded
Frequently asked questions
Is Helma a male or female name?
Helma is a female given name: 98% of people named Helma are women, and it is recorded as female in 8 of the 8 countries covered.
How do I address Helma in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Helma," in English, "Guten Tag Helma," in German. Helma is a female given name: about 98% of people named Helma are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Helma a unisex name?
Helma is not a unisex name: 2% of people named Helma are men. Helma leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Helma a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/helma (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_helma,
title = {Is Helma a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/helma},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}