Ingram
Ingram is an English masculine given name, from the Anglo-French (Norman) Enguerran Notable people with the name include:Ingram Cecil Connor III, country musician Ingram, bishop of Glasgow Ingram de Umfraville, Guardian of Scotland during the Wars of Scottish Independence Ingram de Ketenis, Scottish cleric Ingram Lindsay, Bishop of Aberdeen Ingram Bywater, (1840–1914), English classical…
- Germanic
- English
Meaning & Origin of Ingram
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ingram is an English masculine given name, from the Anglo-French (Norman) Enguerran Notable people with the name include:Ingram Cecil Connor III, country musician Ingram, bishop of Glasgow Ingram de Umfraville, Guardian of Scotland during the Wars of Scottish Independence Ingram de Ketenis, Scottish cleric Ingram Lindsay, Bishop of Aberdeen Ingram Bywater, (1840–1914), English classical…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Germanic
- English
The Story of Ingram
The earliest SSA record of Ingram as a baby boy name dates back to 1883, when 5 babies received it. 1917 was its biggest year on record, with 13 newborns named Ingram — #2,188 in the national rankings. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 20% of all recorded Ingrams. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (8 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 419 Ingrams have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Ingram
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Ingram. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Engilram
Names that sound like Ingram
Phonetically similar names — useful when Ingram is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Ingrum
- Inghram
- Ingrown
- Interim
- Ingress
- Ingrain
- Engrain
- Angering
- Engram
- Ancrum
- Ingan
- Ingrat
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Ingram
Ingram is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1883 and has accumulated 419 births in the dataset. Ingram's peak popularity came in 1917 when it ranked #2,188. Use the chart and map above to compare Ingram'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 .
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