How Many People Are Named Ingo?
An estimated 39 people in the United States have the first name Ingo. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 62 years old, and Ingo peaked in popularity in 1957 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ingo as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ingo paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Ingo is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
39
About 1 in 8,788,573 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
62
years old
Peak Year
1957
8 births
Total Registered
46
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ingo
Ingo is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 46 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Ingo as a male name
Ranked #4,014 in 1970
7 male births in 1970
Peak: 1957 (8 births)
Ingo: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ingo span from the 1950s to the 1970s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 31 babies were registered. Ingo has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ingo by Decade
How has Ingo tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ingo + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ingo as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ingo: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ingo?
We estimate approximately 39 people named Ingo are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 8,788,573 Americans share this first name.
Is Ingo a common name?
Ingo is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 50.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 46 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ingo most popular?
Ingo reached peak popularity in 1957, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ingo is approximately 62 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ingo a male name?
Ingo is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ingo Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ingo Smith, Ingo Johnson, Ingo Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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