Inga

Girl name

Inga has been given to 4,127 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1969.

Meaning & origin /ˈɪŋɡə/

From Meitei language.

Origin: Old Norse

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

4,127

Peak year

1969 (115 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▼ -55%

Gender split

All girls

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Inga.

4,139 babies since 1881

4,113 babies since 1910

4,159 babies since 1947

4,091 babies since 1916

4,089 babies since 1914

4,186 babies since 1949

4,204 babies since 1936

4,217 babies since 1912

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