Inge
Girl name · German · Old Norse · Scandinavian
- US rank
- Unranked
- Syllables
- 1
- Peak
- #1,876 in 1931
0 babies were named Inge in the US in 2025.
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US births per million girls, 1924–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
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- HistoryInge first shows up in US birth records in 1924, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 101 years since.
- Best yearIts best year was 1931, when it reached #1,876.
About the name Inge
Inge is a girl name of German, Old Norse and Scandinavian origin. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, starting with I and ending in “-nge”. US birth records list Inge for girls from 1924 to 2021, in 61 of those 98 years. Its best year was 1931, when it ranked #1,876 among girl names. It hasn't been given to 5 or more US babies in a year since 2021, so today it's a genuinely rare choice.
Origin:German namesOld Norse namesScandinavian names
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 7.7 | 130,152 girls |
| 1930s | 10 | 99,800 girls |
| 1940s | 2.1 | 480,769 girls |
| 1950s | 6.6 | 151,286 girls |
| 1960s | 12 | 83,682 girls |
| 1970s | 6.6 | 151,057 girls |
| 1980s | 2.6 | 386,100 girls |
| 1990s | 0.3 | 3,571,429 girls |
| 2000s | 0.6 | 1,694,915 girls |
| 2010s | 0.6 | 1,612,903 girls |
| 2020s | 1.5 | 666,667 girls |
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Questions about the name Inge
What is the origin of the name Inge?
Inge has German, Old Norse, Scandinavian roots in our records. Other German names include Charlotte, Emma, Amelia.
Is Inge a boy or girl name?
Inge is a girl name.
How popular is the name Inge?
Inge is rare: fewer than 5 US girls got it in 2025, and it was last given to 5 or more in 2021. It peaked at #1,876 in 1931.