US rank #8410 Girls' name Peak 1969 4,117 births

Inga — #8410 US girls' name

4,117 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.

1880s2161890s4001900s2481910s3301920s2141930s1351940s1441950s2611960s6081970s6351980s3061990s1712000s1582010s2102020s81
#8410
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 52% of names given to girls today.

1970s
Peak decade

15% of everyone ever named Inga was born in this single decade.

1969
Single peak year

115 babies were named Inga in 1969 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Inga

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,117 babies named Inga between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Inga currently holds the #8410 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1969, when 115 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Inga performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 635 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Inga shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 145 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Minnesota and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Inga in 20 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Inga in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 4,117 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Inga at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

4,117

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

1969

115 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

#8,410

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Inga popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1969)
115
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
050100150 202420051986196719481929191018911880 8

Inga by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
635 births that decade — 15% of Inga's all-time total
1880s2161890s4001900s2481910s3301920s2141930s1351940s1441950s2611960s6081970s6351980s3061990s1712000s1582010s2102020s81

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 2.6%
#3 New York
101 2.5%
#4 North Dakota
68 1.7%
#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 4,117 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?
4,117 babies have been named Inga since 1880. It currently ranks #8410 among girls. The peak year was 1969 with 115 births.
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?
Inga has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1880–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.