Girl name German origin Christian tradition

Inge

ING-eh · 4 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
of Ing;protected
Language
German
Culture
Old Norse
Religion
Christian
Style era
vintage
Themes
classic · German
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Popularity over time

2021 rank#16173
2021 births5
Peak year1967
First appeared1924
Total US births717
1967 peak19241948197319972021
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Ingrid
Alternate spellings
Inge
In other languages
Inge (Scandinavian)Inga (Russian)

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