Is Inger a boy or girl name?

Inger is a girl’s name. Of the 1,372 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Inger

Recorded 1888–1986 · United States

Inger was most popular in 1966, when 118 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,567 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,372 people named Inger.

Inger over time

Births per year. The dot marks Inger’s peak in 1966. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Inger a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Inger is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,372 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Inger

Where Inger is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org