Inger is a girl's name of Scandinavian origin meaning “'Come on, 'Inger' – 1-2, 1-2, 1-2...'.” It is a rare choice in US records.
Inger belongs to the Scandinavian tradition. Its meaning — “'Come on, 'Inger' – 1-2, 1-2, 1-2...'” — is the sense carried by its Scandinavian roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Inger first appears in Social Security records in 1888. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #932 in 1966, and in 2024 0 babies received the name — 1,367 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Inger means “'Come on, 'Inger' – 1-2, 1-2, 1-2...'” in its Scandinavian roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Inger is a girl name.
Inger comes from the Scandinavian tradition.
Inger first appears in US records in 1888. Its best-ever ranking was #932 in 1966, and 0 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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