Inga
Inga is a name with multiple cultural origins: Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Estonian, Finnish, Latvian, Lithuanian, German, Polish, Russian, Georgian, Old Norse, Germanic.
- Swedish
- Danish
- Norwegian
- Icelandic
Meaning & Origin of Inga
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Inga is a name with multiple cultural origins: Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Estonian, Finnish, Latvian, Lithuanian, German, Polish, Russian, Georgian, Old Norse, Germanic.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Swedish
- Danish
- Norwegian
- Icelandic
- Estonian
- Finnish
- Latvian
- Lithuanian
- German
- Polish
- Russian
- Georgian
- Old Norse
- Germanic
The Story of Inga
American parents first put Inga on the record books as a baby girl name in 1880, with 8 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1969, when 115 Ingas were born — ranking #1,007 that year. As of 2026, Inga ranks #8,104 for baby girls with 12 births, falling sharply (-28%). All told, over 4K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Inga
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Inga. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Inga
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About the name Inga
Inga is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Inga's peak popularity came in 1969 when it ranked #368. Use the chart and map above to compare Inga's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.