Boys' name · since 1957
Ingo
Ingo has 46 recorded births since 1957 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1957 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #22,742 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 46
- born since 1957
- 1960s
- peak decade
Ingo is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 46 have been recorded since 1957.
Social Security Administration records show Ingo recorded 46 times among boys since 1957, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 1970.
- #22,742 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 46 born since 1957
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ingo ranks #22,742 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 46 born since 1957, peaking in the 1960s.
- #22,742 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 46
- born since 1957
- 1960s
- peak decade
Ingo's 46 recorded births place it above 49.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ingo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ingo's full recorded timeline at 1965, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1962, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1957 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ingo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–1970
- Peak year (1957)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Ingo by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (31 births, 67% of the file).
1960s was Ingo's strongest decade.
31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Ingo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 8
1950s
8 births
- 1960s
1960s
31 births
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 31 births (67% of all-time use).
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- Ingo's decade-level peak was the 1960s (31 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ingo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~13 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, 1957–1970 (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 Ingo 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.