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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Inger

Inger was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1966, when it ranked 932nd with 118 babies. More babies were named Inger in the 1960s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
1966118 babies
Total since 1880
1,372babies recorded

Inger popularity since 1880

050100150200 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980#4,39317
1970#1,37476
1960#2,39825
1950——
1940——
1930#4,2706
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890#1,1407
1880——

How popular is Inger, counting every spelling?

Inger has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Inger?

About 1,000 people born in the US named Inger are alive today, with a median age of 59; half are between 55 and 62. That makes Inger a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Inger by state

How common Inger was among girls born in each state in 1964–1968, around its peak. In 37 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesIL0.04Michigan: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesMI0.06New York: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesNY0.07Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesIN0.02Ohio: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesOH0.01Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesNJ0.04Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesCA0.07Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesVA0.03Maryland: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesMD0.05Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesTN0.03North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesLA0.07Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesAL0.13Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesTX0.03Florida: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesFL0.02
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Inger, girls, 1964–1968. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Inger: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Inger, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Inger

How popular is the name Inger?

Inger was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1966, when it ranked 932nd with 118 babies. More babies were named Inger in the 1960s than in any other decade.

Is Inger a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,372 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Inger most popular?

In 1964–1968, Inger was most common in Alabama (0.13 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Louisiana.