Inge

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Inge is a given name in various Germanic language-speaking cultures. In Swedish and Norwegian, it is mostly used as a masculine, but less often also as a feminine name. In Danish, Estonian, Frisian, German and Dutch it is exclusively feminine.

From Wikipedia

Inge first appears in the data in 1924 and has been recorded in 61 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1967 with 30 babies (rank #2,182 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Inge

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Inge yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
5Soul urgeThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

717

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Inge

Inge Lehmanngeodesist · b. 1888
Inge I of Norwaymilitary personnel · b. 1135
Inge de Bruijnswimmer · b. 1973
Inge II of Norwaymonarch · b. 1185
Inge Dekkerswimmer · b. 1985

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1924	7	#4,189
1925	5	#5,340
1926	7	#4,057
1927	6	#4,528
1928	15	#2,325
1929	14	#2,368
1930	15	#2,248
1931	18	#1,912
1932	10	#2,926
1933	12	#2,462
1934	17	#1,954
1936	6	#3,901
1937	5	#4,532
1938	11	#2,653
1939	13	#2,345
1941	10	#2,927
1946	8	#3,804
1947	8	#4,130
1949	5	#5,566
1950	10	#3,524
1951	8	#4,171
1952	8	#4,267
1953	6	#5,298
1954	10	#3,822
1955	12	#3,453
1956	14	#3,232
1957	20	#2,597
1958	17	#2,904
1959	24	#2,362
1960	22	#2,603
1961	29	#2,213
1962	15	#3,341
1963	16	#3,232
1964	28	#2,322
1965	22	#2,627
1966	21	#2,697
1967	30	#2,182
1968	15	#3,502
1969	19	#3,134
1970	18	#3,483
1971	12	#4,645
1972	14	#4,164
1973	9	#5,731
1974	10	#5,495
1975	10	#5,683
1976	8	#6,840
1977	6	#8,838
1978	8	#7,196
1979	8	#7,554
1981	10	#6,500
1982	8	#7,724
1983	6	#9,455
1985	9	#7,164
1986	5	#11,580
1987	6	#10,336
1998	5	#15,024
2001	6	#14,183
2007	5	#18,694
2014	6	#15,340
2015	5	#17,491
2021	5	#16,173