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Inga

/ˈiŋɡə/ · 100% girls · 10 born in 2025

Inga has been given to about 4,127 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1969, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈiŋɡə/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 2,503
Median age today53 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Inga per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1969 · 115
  • Born in 202510
  • All time4,127

How popular is Inga?

Its best year was 1969, when 115 babies were given the name, ranking 1012th. The typical living American called Inga is about 53 years old today.

Names that sound like Inga

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Ina0.75
  2. Dominga0.63
  3. India0.59
  4. Ida0.56
  5. Irma0.56
  6. Isla0.56
  7. Iva0.56
  8. Ila0.56

Middle names for Inga

Ranked by flow score
  1. Inga Josephine0.84
  2. Inga Rose0.83
  3. Inga Louise0.83
  4. Inga June0.82
  5. Inga Pearl0.82
  6. Inga Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Inga

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Georginasister · 0.80
  2. Barronbrother · 0.77
  3. Thaddeusbrother · 0.76
  4. Angiesister · 0.75
  5. Louisasister · 0.75
  6. Wadebrother · 0.75

Where Inga is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Inga White0.78
    2. Inga Reyes0.78
    3. Inga Nguyen0.78
    4. Inga Moore0.78
    5. Inga Lee0.78
    6. Inga Hill0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Inga

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. Norway1945–2025
    6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.