Recorded 1959–1961 Boys' name Peak 1959 21 births

Ingemar — boys' name

21 babies named Ingemar in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s81960s13
1960s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Ingemar was born in this single decade.

1959
Single peak year

8 babies were named Ingemar in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ingemar

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Ingemar between 1959 and 1961, spanning 3 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ingemar currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1961. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ingemar performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Ingemar shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ingemar 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 21 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.

Ingemar at a glance

Last recorded 1961

Total births

21

Since 1959

3 years of records

Peak year

1959

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1961

Active since

1959

Recorded for 3 years

Last year on file: 1961

Ingemar popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1959

Last recorded 1961
Peak year (1959)
8
Annual births at peak — across 3 years of records
5.566.577.588.5 196119601959 8

Ingemar by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
13 births that decade — 62% of Ingemar's all-time total
1950s81960s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ingemar?
21 babies have been named Ingemar since 1959. It was last recorded in 1961. The peak year was 1959 with 8 births.
When was Ingemar most popular?
Ingemar was most popular in the 1960s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
How long has the name Ingemar been used?
Ingemar has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 3 years of data through 1961.
What names are similar to Ingemar?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ingram, Ingvald, Ingo, Ingolf, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1959–1961 (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.