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Girl name

Inge

/ˈɪndʒ/ · 100% girls · last recorded 2021

Inge has been given to about 717 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1967, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈɪndʒ/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 559
Median age today62 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Inge per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1967 · 30
  • Born in 20250
  • All time717

How popular is Inge?

Its best year was 1967, when 30 babies were given the name, ranking 2183rd. The typical living American called Inge is about 62 years old today.

Names that sound like Inge

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Inga0.64
  2. Indie0.59
  3. Sage0.55
  4. Page0.55
  5. Inez0.53
  6. Ines0.53
  7. Ione0.52
  8. Paige0.50

Middle names for Inge

Ranked by flow score
  1. Inge Noelle0.83
  2. Inge Catherine0.80
  3. Inge Frances0.80
  4. Inge Belle0.80
  5. Inge Josephine0.80
  6. Inge Hazel0.80

Sibling names for Inge

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Gwensister · 0.70
  2. Ramonasister · 0.69
  3. Pennysister · 0.65
  4. Rockybrother · 0.64
  5. Chrisbrother · 0.64
  6. Rudybrother · 0.64

Where Inge is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Inge Wilson0.75
    2. Inge Williams0.75
    3. Inge Walker0.75
    4. Inge Turner0.75
    5. Inge Torres0.75
    6. Inge Thompson0.75

    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 Inge

    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.