Recorded 1912–1921 Boys' name Peak 1916 17 births

Ingolf — boys' name

17 babies named Ingolf in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s121920s5
1910s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Ingolf was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

7 babies were named Ingolf in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ingolf

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Ingolf between 1912 and 1921, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ingolf currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1921. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ingolf performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Ingolf shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ingolf 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 17 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.

Ingolf at a glance

Last recorded 1921

Total births

17

Since 1912

10 years of records

Peak year

1916

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1921

Active since

1912

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1921

Ingolf popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1912

Last recorded 1921
Peak year (1916)
7
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 192119161912 5

Ingolf by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
12 births that decade — 71% of Ingolf's all-time total
1910s121920s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ingolf?
17 babies have been named Ingolf since 1912. It was last recorded in 1921. The peak year was 1916 with 7 births.
When was Ingolf most popular?
Ingolf was most popular in the 1910s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
How long has the name Ingolf been used?
Ingolf has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 10 years of data through 1921.
What names are similar to Ingolf?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ingram, Ingvald, Ingo, Ingemar, 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, 1912–1921 (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.