Across the world, هيلما (Hilma 
, Helma 
, هيلما 
) is a common predominantly feminine, but very seldom boy's first name. The given name هيلما is habitual in Namibia, where it is quite a common primarily girly, but scarcely masculine name, Germany, where it is quite a common female name, and Sweden, where it is quite a rare female name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Germany, Indonesia, and Brazil. Much less frequently, هيلما is the last name as well as the forename.
هيلما is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Helma , the fictional character from The Tin Drum by Günter Grass; Helma , the operatic character in the opera Gernot; Helma , the theatrical character in the play "The Park" and Helma , the operatic character in the opera Wenn die kleinen Veilchen blühen.