girl's name

Inge

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 4
  • Births on record 923

Inge is a girl's name with 1 syllable. In 2021 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1967, when 30 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1924.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Inge over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1920s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2021, not a full ten years.

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'20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Inge by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1920s 54
1930s 107
1940s 31
1950s 129
1960s 217
1970s 103
1980s 44
1990s 5
2000s 11
2010s 11
2020s (to 2021) 5

How popular is Inge?

In 2021, Inge was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Inge is used

France #2,981 5 in 1989
England & Wales #5,432 3 in 2005
United States #15,816 5 in 2021

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Inge

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Inge also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Inge over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Inge

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Inge — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Inge

How popular is the name Inge?

In 2021, Inge was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Inge a girl's or a boy's name?

Inge is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Inge?

Inge has 1 syllable.

When was Inge most popular?

Inge peaked in 1967, when 30 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.