ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 1959 First Year 1961 Last Year 1959 Peak Year #3037 Peak Rank 21 Total Count 3 Years Active 🌍 ## Meaning & Origin of Ingemar What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures. Ingemar is a given name. People with the name include:Ingemar Backman, Swedish professional snowboarder Ingemar Burgström (1926–1951), Swedish flyweight boxer Olai Ingemar Eikeland (1915–2003), Norwegian politician for the Centre Party Ingemar Erlandsson, Swedish footballer Ingemar Hedberg (1920–2019), Swedish flatwater canoeist Ingemar Hedenius (1908–1982), Swedish philosopher Ingemar Hägglöf… Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingemar) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingemar) 📖 ## The Story of Ingemar The earliest SSA record of Ingemar as a baby boy name dates back to 1959, when 8 babies received it. 1959 was its biggest year on record, with 8 newborns named Ingemar — #3,037 in the national rankings. About 62% of every Ingemar on record arrived during the 1960s, its defining decade. Ingemar last appeared in the published SSA data in 1961, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 21 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s. ## Popularity Over Time ## Popularity by State ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data 🎶 ## Names that sound like Ingemar Phonetically similar names — useful when Ingemar is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * Incomer * Ingather * Ingan * Encounter * Inking * Incom * [Ingar](/ingar) * Ngor * Ngoma * Engore * Inkier * Angor Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Ingemar What does the name Ingemar mean? Ingemar is a given name. People with the name include:Ingemar Backman, Swedish professional snowboarder Ingemar Burgström (1926–1951), Swedish flyweight boxer Olai Ingemar Eikeland (1915–2003), Norwegian politician for the Centre Party Ingemar Erlandsson, Swedish footballer Ingemar Hedberg (1920–2019), Swedish flatwater canoeist Ingemar Hedenius (1908–1982), Swedish philosopher Ingemar Hägglöf… How popular is Ingemar in 2026? In 2026, Ingemar ranks #3,652 among boys' names in the U.S., with 6 babies given the name that year. When was Ingemar most popular? Ingemar reached its peak popularity in 1959, ranking #3,037 that year with 8 babies given the name. Is Ingemar a unisex name? In U.S. Social Security records, Ingemar is primarily a boy's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a girl's name. What names go well with Ingemar? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Ingemar include Geoge, Lendall, Lional. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. ## Similar Names [👦GeogePeak #3037](/geoge)[👦LendallPeak #3037](/lendall)[👦LionalPeak #3037](/lional)[👦RudolphoPeak #3037](/rudolpho)[👦MandoPeak #3037](/mando)[👦MichaeePeak #3037](/michaee)[👦PhillpPeak #3037](/phillp)[👦SholemPeak #3037](/sholem) ## About the name Ingemar Ingemar is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1959 and has accumulated 21 births in the dataset. Ingemar's peak popularity came in 1959 when it ranked #3,037\. Use the chart and map above to compare Ingemar's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 1959 → ](/year/1959) * [ Names of the 1950s → ](/decade/1950s) * [ Names starting with "I" → ](/letter/i) * [ Browse all boy names → ](/names/boys) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). 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 ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). 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.