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Girl name

Inger

/ˈɪŋɚ/ · 100% girls · last recorded 1986

Inger has been given to about 1,372 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1966, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈɪŋɚ/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 1,085
Median age today60 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Inger per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1966 · 118
  • Born in 20250
  • All time1,372

How popular is Inger?

Its best year was 1966, when 118 babies were given the name, ranking 932nd. The typical living American called Inger is about 60 years old today.

Names that sound like Inger

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Ginger0.88
  2. Winter0.75
  3. Wynter0.64
  4. Kimber0.62
  5. Inez0.60
  6. Ines0.60
  7. Miller0.57
  8. Piper0.55

Middle names for Inger

Ranked by flow score
  1. Inger Anne0.81
  2. Inger Catherine0.78
  3. Inger Josephine0.78
  4. Inger Marie0.77
  5. Inger Grace0.77
  6. Inger Eve0.77

Sibling names for Inger

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Chrisbrother · 0.66
  2. Troybrother · 0.66
  3. Angiesister · 0.65
  4. Reginasister · 0.65
  5. Pennysister · 0.64
  6. Tonybrother · 0.62

Where Inger is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Inger Anderson0.77
    2. Inger White0.72
    3. Inger Nguyen0.72
    4. Inger Moore0.72
    5. Inger Hill0.72
    6. Inger Hall0.72

    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 Inger

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020
    3. Norway1945–2025
    4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

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