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    The first name Ingram

    A boy’s name meaning “a germanic god”, “raven”.

    Pronounced /ˈɪŋɡɹəm/ 2 syllables Male Also a surname

    Meaning and origin

    Ingram means “a germanic god”, “raven”.

    From a Middle English given name, from Proto-Germanic *Ingwaz (“a Germanic god”) + *hrabnaz (“raven”). The places are named after persons with the surname.

    More names that mean bird, god.

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Ingram at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2024, 8 boys born in the United States were named Ingram, the 9,337th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1917, when 13 were.

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    GirlsBoys
    432
    babies named Ingram since 1880
    #9,337
    rank in 2024
    1917
    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.

    Ingram in other languages

    Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary

    إِنْجْرَام
    ʔingrām
    Arabic
    英格拉姆
    Yīnggélāmǔ
    Chinese
    Ingelram
    Dutch
    Enguerrand
    French
    Engelram
    German
    Engherrando
    Italian
    イングラム
    inguramu
    Japanese
    잉그럼
    inggeureom
    Korean
    Ingelramnus
    Latin, also Ingelrannus
    Enguerrando
    Portuguese
    Ингельра́м
    Ingelʹrám
    Russian, also Ингра́м
    Enguerrán
    Spanish

    Nicknames and spellings

    Other spellings and forms

    • Inghram
    • Ingrum
    • Engram

    Famous people named Ingram

    4 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Ingram Olkin
      American mathematician (1924-2016)
    • Ingram Bywater
      English classical scholar (1840–1914)
    • Gram Parsons
      American singer-songwriter, 1946–1973
    • Ingerman of Hesbaye
      740-775

    Questions

    What does the name Ingram mean?
    Ingram means “a germanic god”, “raven”.
    Is Ingram a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a boy's name: 97% of the 432 US babies named Ingram since 1880 were boys.
    When was Ingram most popular?
    1917 in the United States, when 13 babies were named Ingram, its highest rank at 2,230th.
    How do you pronounce Ingram?
    Ingram is /ˈɪŋɡɹəm/, 2 syllables.
    What are other spellings of Ingram?
    Inghram, Ingrum and Engram.
    Is Ingram also a surname?
    Yes. Ingram is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.