Ingeborg
Meaning
“Ing's fortification (Norse deity Ing); a rare, authentic heritage name from Brazil's German colonies”
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Ingeborg has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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Popularity in Brazil
152 people · the #30,809 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 83
Among people named Ingeborg living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1930s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Ingeborg
Most people given the name Ingeborg in the United States were born between 1940 and 1969. The Ingeborg you meet today is most often in her 60s or 70s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Ingeborg deep dive
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