Inga
Inga was the 9714th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 10 babies. Its best year was 1889, when it ranked 368th; the most babies were born in 1969 (115). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,808 places. More babies were named Inga in the 1970s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #9,714 girls, down 1,100 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 10girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1969115 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,127babies recorded
Inga popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,714 | 10 |
| 2020 | #8,614 | 12 |
| 2010 | #7,031 | 18 |
| 2000 | #8,221 | 12 |
| 1990 | #4,932 | 19 |
| 1980 | #2,053 | 51 |
| 1970 | #1,101 | 107 |
| 1960 | #1,682 | 45 |
| 1950 | #3,132 | 12 |
| 1940 | #2,832 | 10 |
| 1930 | #1,680 | 23 |
| 1920 | #1,422 | 32 |
| 1910 | #801 | 29 |
| 1900 | #606 | 34 |
| 1890 | #398 | 41 |
| 1880 | #650 | 8 |
How popular is Inga, counting every spelling?
Inga has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Inga?
10 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Inga (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Inga born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 831 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Inga.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Inga?
About 2,400 people born in the US named Inga are alive today, with a median age of 52; half are between 35 and 61. That makes Inga mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Inga by state
How common Inga was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Inga
How popular is the name Inga?
Inga was the 9714th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 10 babies. Its best year was 1889, when it ranked 368th; the most babies were born in 1969 (115). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,808 places. More babies were named Inga in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Inga a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Inga in the US.
Where is Inga most popular?
In 2021–2025, Inga was most common in Minnesota (0.05 per 1,000 girls).