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    The first name Inge

    A girl’s name.

    1 syllable Female Also a surname

    Popularity

    Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

    Inge last appeared in the official list in 2005, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 2003, with 3 births (#4,373).

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    6
    babies named Inge, 1996–2025
    #4,798
    rank in 2005
    2003
    peak year

    Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Inge with other names.

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Inge at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2021, 5 girls born in the United States were named Inge, the 16,185th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1967, when 30 were.

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    717
    babies named Inge since 1880
    #16,185
    rank in 2021
    1967
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Famous people named Inge

    25 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Inge Lehmann
      Danish seismologist who discovered the Earth's inner core (1888-1993)
    • Inge de Bruijn
      Dutch swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder, born 1973
    • Inge Morath
      Austrian photographer (1923-2002)
    • Inge Sørensen
      Danish swimmer, 1924–2011
    • Inge Dekker
      Dutch swimmer, born 1985
    • Inge Meysel
      German actress (1910–2004)
    • Inge Keller
      German actress (1923-2017)
    • Inge Janssen
      Dutch rower, born 1989
    • Inge Scholl
      German author and activist (1917–1998)
    • Inge Heybroek
      Field hockey player (1915–1956)
    • Inge Deutschkron
      German-Israeli author and journalist (1922-2022)
    • Inge Wersin-Lantschner
      Austrian alpine skier (1905-1997)

    Questions

    How popular is the name Inge?
    In 2005, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Inge, ranking 4,798th. Its peak was 2003, with 3 births.
    Is Inge a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 717 US babies named Inge since 1880 were girls.
    When was Inge most popular?
    1967 in the United States, when 30 babies were named Inge, its highest rank at 2,183rd.
    Is Inge also a surname?
    Yes. Inge is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.