Girl name Old Norse origin Christian tradition

Inga

ING-uh · 4 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Guarded by Ing
Language
Old Norse
Culture
Scandinavian/Germanic
Religion
Christian
Style era
vintage
Themes
classic · mythological
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#8618
2024 births12
Peak year1969
First appeared1880
Total US births4,117
1969 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Alternate spellings
InkaIngah
In other languages
Inga (Scandinavian/Polish)Ingha (variant)Inka (Finnish)

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Inga Swenson
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