Total births
21
Boys' name · since 1959
Ingemar
Ingemar has 21 recorded births since 1959 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1959 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 21
- total births
- 1959–1961
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 62%
- born in that decade
21 boys have been named Ingemar since 1959, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Ingemar has 21 recorded births among boys since 1959, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 1961.
- 21 total births
- 1959–1961 years on record
- 1960s peak decade
- 62% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
21 boys have been named Ingemar since 1959, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1961.
- 21
- total births
- 1959–1961
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 62%
- born in that decade
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.
Ingemar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ingemar's full recorded timeline at 1960, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1961, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1959 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ingemar at a glance
Last recorded 1961Peak year
1959
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1959
Ingemar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–1961
- Peak year (1959)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
Ingemar by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1960s was Ingemar's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Ingemar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
8 births
- 1960s
1960s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 13 births (62% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Ingemar? ▼
Since 1959, Social Security records show 21 babies named Ingemar. The most recent recorded year was 1961. Its busiest year on record 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? ▼
Records for Ingemar go back to 1959, giving 3 years of history 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.
Keep exploring Ingemar
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1959–1961 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Ingemar: Baby Name Since 1959 - 21 Births, Peak 1959." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ingemar. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Ingemar 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 June 2026.