Boys' name · since 1899
Ingvald
74 babies named Ingvald in U.S. Social Security records since 1899, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #19,442 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 74
- born since 1899
- 1910s
- peak decade
Ingvald is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 74 have been recorded since 1899.
Ingvald has 74 recorded births among boys since 1899, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1899 to 1923.
- #19,442 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 74 born since 1899
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ingvald ranks #19,442 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 74 born since 1899, peaking in the 1910s.
- #19,442 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 74
- born since 1899
- 1910s
- peak decade
Ingvald's 74 recorded births place it above 57.11% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by North Dakota.
Ingvald's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ingvald's full recorded timeline at 1918, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1899, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1918 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ingvald popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1899–1923
- Peak year (1918)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Ingvald by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (46 births, 62% of the file).
1910s was Ingvald's strongest decade.
46 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Ingvald births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
46 births
- 1920s
1920s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 46 births (62% of all-time use).
Ingvald by state
Where Ingvald concentrates geographically, total births since 1899
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Dakota | | 11 | 14.9% |
| #2 | Minnesota | | 7 | 9.5% |
| #3 | Wisconsin | | 5 | 6.8% |
11 of 74 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Ingvald's data
- Ingvald's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (46 total births) through the 1920s (23) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- North Dakota records the most Ingvalds (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Dakota names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ingvald: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1899–1923 (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 Ingvald 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.