Inger
A girls’ name of Old Norse origin, meaning warrior, hero; daughter of Ing.
Babies a year
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no recent records
Rarity
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among names in use
US popularity
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outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list
Inger by the numbers
Its American peak was 118 babies in 1966, making it a 1960s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Inger. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean courage
Like Inger, each of these has courage in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Rileyvaliant; rye clearing7,797 in the US (2017)
- Emersonson of Emery, brave power3,275 in the US (2017)
- Emerybrave, powerful; industrious ruler2,983 in the US (2017)
- Valeriastrong and valiant; feminine form of Valerius1,887 in the US (2017)
- Emersynson of Emery, brave power; a modern respelling of Emerson1,331 in the US (2017)
- Emorybrave power; from a surname740 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a warrior
Like Inger, each of these has a warrior in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Rydermounted warrior, cavalry soldier3,324 in the US (2017)
- Finleyfair-haired warrior1,733 in England and Wales (2025)
- Matildamighty in battle1,449 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sloanewarrior, raider; from Sloan1,405 in the US (2017)
- Maeveshe who intoxicates; a warrior queen1,330 in England and Wales (2025)
- Harlowrocky hill or army hill832 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Inger
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