Girls' name · since 1886
Ingeborg
Ingeborg has 793 recorded births since 1886 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1930 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,789 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 793
- born since 1886
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ingeborg sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 793 recorded since 1886.
Ingeborg has 793 recorded births among girls since 1886, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1886 to 1981.
- #8,789 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 793 born since 1886
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ingeborg ranks #8,789 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 793 born since 1886, peaking in the 1920s.
- #8,789 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 793
- born since 1886
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ingeborg's 793 recorded births place it above 87.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Ingeborg's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ingeborg's full recorded timeline at 1926, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1888, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1930 peak of 31 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ingeborg popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1886–1981
- Peak year (1930)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 96 years of records
Ingeborg by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (177 births, 22% of the file).
1920s was Ingeborg's strongest decade.
177 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Ingeborg births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 16
1880s
16 births
- 1890s 53
1890s
53 births
- 1900s
1900s
83 births
- 1910s
1910s
160 births
- 1920s
1920s
177 births
- 1930s
1930s
160 births
- 1940s 29
1940s
29 births
- 1950s 44
1950s
44 births
- 1960s 58
1960s
58 births
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 177 births (22% of all-time use).
How Ingeborg 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 Ingeborg's total volume
Ingeborg by state
Where Ingeborg concentrates geographically, total births since 1886
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 100 | 12.6% |
| #2 | Minnesota | | 18 | 2.3% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 17 | 2.1% |
100 of 793 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Ingeborg's data
- Ingeborg's decade-level peak was the 1920s (177 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Ingeborgs (100 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ingeborg: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1930)
Similar record span (~95 yrs)
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, 1886–1981 (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 Ingeborg 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.