Inger

ihn-JUR /ɪnˈdʒɜː/
girl 2 syllables fading

Inger is a rare girls' name that was most common in the 1960s and has all but disappeared.

Inger is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1986. Inger was first reported in SSA data in 1888 and peaked in 1966 (118 births).

About the name Inger

Pronunciationihn-JUR /ɪnˈdʒɜː/
CultureDanishIcelandicNorwegianSwedish
118peak births 1966
1888first in SSA data

Names similar to Inger

How popular is Inger?

Girls named Inger
1888190019201940196019801986
Girls named Inger per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1888–1986 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1986) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Inger total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19865—#11,583
19859—#7,165
19848—#7,644
198311—#5,947
19818—#7,649
198017—#4,393
197920—#3,816
197816—#4,332
197720—#3,669
197626—#2,892
197527—#2,763
197430—#2,518
197328—#2,588
197232—#2,329
197167—#1,504
197076—#1,374
196952—#1,674
196855—#1,545
196758—#1,467
1966118—#932
1965101—#1,046
1964107—#1,048
196342—#1,796
196239—#1,839
196130—#2,168
196025—#2,398
195930—#2,072
195818—#2,795
195717—#2,855
19566—#5,543
19557—#4,907
19545—#6,085
195311—#3,558
19525—#5,898
19517—#4,551
19487—#4,360
19465—#5,242
19456—#4,239
19415—#4,680
19355—#4,500
19345—#4,582
19327—#3,732
19317—#3,658
19306—#4,270
19288—#3,583
19277—#4,041
19266—#4,543
192510—#3,220
19249—#3,504
19237—#4,156
19226—#4,693
19199—#3,318
191812—#2,744
191710—#2,969
19169—#3,137
19156—#3,993
19147—#3,022
19138—#2,432
19115—#2,650
19075—#2,202
19025—#1,904
18996—#1,488
18987—#1,431
18969—#1,166
18957—#1,357
18935—#1,526
18926—#1,353
18907—#1,140
18895—#1,373
18885—#1,371