Girls' name · since 1880

Inga

4,127 babies named Inga in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#2,925 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#9,464 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
4,127
born since 1880
1970s
peak decade

Inga currently ranks #9464 among girls' names in America, with 4,127 babies recorded since 1880.

Inga has 4,127 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9464 as of the latest data, more common than 45% of girls, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.

  • #2,925 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #9,464 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 4,127 born since 1880
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Inga ranks #2,925 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,464 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,127 born since 1880, peaking in the 1970s.

#2,925 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#9,464 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
4,127
born since 1880
1970s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%45.2%
Inga vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Inga's 4,127 recorded births place it above 95.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

20 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Inga compares

4,127 Top 15% higher than 85% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Inga's all-time total is 11x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Inga Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 4,127 376 567,345
Peak-year births 115 21 19,840

Inga's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Inga's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1880, with only 8 births recorded -- set against the 1969 peak of 115, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Inga popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1969)
115
Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
050100150 188018991918193719561975199420132025 10

Inga by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (635 births, 15% of the file).

1970s was Inga's strongest decade.

635 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.

Inga births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 635 births (15% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Inga compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Inga's total volume

Inga vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -32, 5.6%-146, 2.9%-146, 3.4%-21, 14.5%-58, 3.3%-100, 3.2%-51, 4%-56, 5.6%-92, 4.9%-145, 2.4%-114, 2.5%-64, 5.8%-116, 8.1%-143, 6.4%-25, 9.4%Inga-146, 2.8%Inga
Inga vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Inga by state

Where Inga concentrates geographically, total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Inga
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
145 3.5%
#2 Minnesota
105 2.5%
#3 New York
101 2.4%
#4 North Dakota
68 1.6%
#5 Illinois
46 1.1%
#6 Florida
41 1.0%
#7 District of Columbia
34 0.8%
#8 Wisconsin
29 0.7%
California share of Inga's total US births 3.5%
Even split

145 of 4,127 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.

Inga appears in 20 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Inga? ▼
Since 1880, Social Security records show 4,127 babies named Inga. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #2,925 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #9,464 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 1969, with 115 births.
Where does Inga sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Inga ranks #2,925 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,464 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Inga most popular? ▼
Inga was most popular in the 1970s decade with 635 total births. The single peak year was 1969.
Where is Inga most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Inga are California (145 births), Minnesota (105 births), New York (101 births).
How long has the name Inga been used? ▼
Records for Inga go back to 1880, giving 146 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Inga? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ingrid, Inger, Ingeborg, Inge, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Inga's data

  • Inga's decade-level peak was the 1970s (635 total births); usage has since declined to 91 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Ingas (145 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Inga

Nearby Names Like Inga

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Inga

Ingrid Girl
#1122 27,747 births
Inger Girl
1,372 births
Ingeborg Girl
793 births
Inge Girl
717 births
Ingris Girl
240 births

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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Inga

Maudie #9463
11,851 births · Peak 1918
Delphia #9465
4,251 births · Peak 1924
Charles #9462
12,476 births · Peak 1927
Lelah #9466
2,187 births · Peak 1915
Leta #9461
11,944 births · Peak 1918
Cammie #9467
3,946 births · Peak 1968
Annetta #9460
8,814 births · Peak 1941
Orah #9468
291 births · Peak 1892

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Inga: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Inga draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.