Helmut is a rare boys' name that was most common in the 1960s and has all but disappeared.
Helmut is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1978. Helmut first appears in 1913 and peaked in 1960 (20 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 5 | — | #6,170 |
| 1977 | 5 | — | #6,225 |
| 1974 | 6 | — | #4,866 |
| 1973 | 6 | — | #4,734 |
| 1972 | 6 | — | #4,647 |
| 1971 | 10 | — | #3,239 |
| 1970 | 8 | — | #3,634 |
| 1969 | 10 | — | #2,943 |
| 1968 | 12 | — | #2,495 |
| 1967 | 11 | — | #2,534 |
| 1966 | 14 | — | #2,171 |
| 1965 | 12 | — | #2,407 |
| 1964 | 12 | — | #2,468 |
| 1963 | 17 | — | #1,997 |
| 1962 | 11 | — | #2,578 |
| 1961 | 18 | — | #1,973 |
| 1960 | 20 | — | #1,834 |
| 1959 | 12 | — | #2,470 |
| 1958 | 17 | — | #1,979 |
| 1957 | 12 | — | #2,426 |
| 1956 | 14 | — | #2,207 |
| 1955 | 11 | — | #2,488 |
| 1953 | 8 | — | #3,016 |
| 1950 | 5 | — | #3,906 |
| 1947 | 5 | — | #3,966 |
| 1946 | 6 | — | #3,323 |
| 1943 | 5 | — | #3,753 |
| 1940 | 8 | — | #2,753 |
| 1938 | 8 | — | #2,744 |
| 1937 | 6 | — | #3,309 |
| 1936 | 8 | — | #2,733 |
| 1935 | 6 | — | #3,425 |
| 1934 | 6 | — | #3,461 |
| 1932 | 7 | — | #3,215 |
| 1931 | 9 | — | #2,745 |
| 1930 | 10 | — | #2,675 |
| 1929 | 10 | — | #2,671 |
| 1928 | 8 | — | #3,210 |
| 1927 | 6 | — | #3,950 |
| 1926 | 7 | — | #3,533 |
| 1925 | 5 | — | #4,520 |
| 1924 | 7 | — | #3,647 |
| 1923 | 6 | — | #4,002 |
| 1920 | 5 | — | #4,583 |
| 1919 | 8 | — | #3,232 |
| 1918 | 6 | — | #3,917 |
| 1917 | 6 | — | #3,737 |
| 1916 | 7 | — | #3,321 |
| 1915 | 10 | — | #2,523 |
| 1914 | 6 | — | #3,064 |
| 1913 | 7 | — | #2,366 |