Given name & surname · also Scandinavian
Ingo
“a lord”·“from the meadow”
Ingo is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “a lord” and “from the meadow”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “a lord” and “from the meadow”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Scandinavian and Danish naming traditions.
How it developed
From Proto-West Germanic *Ingwō, from Proto-Germanic *Ingwô, from Proto-Germanic *Inguz.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1957. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ingo through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 46
- 46 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1957
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
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- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 1970. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 454 as a first name in 2020; 228 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ingo’s family of names
In German usage, Ingo has a diminutive in Inge. In German usage, Ingo has a conventional equivalent in the Portuguese form Igor. In German usage, Ingo has a conventional equivalent in the Swedish form Inge.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Ingo has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its Danish roots to each of them.
5 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Ingo
- Inge the ElderKing Of Sweden1060–1105
- Inge the YoungerKing of Sweden1074–1125
- Ingo SchwichtenbergGerman drummer (1965–1995)
- Ingo Hoffmannracecar driverborn 1953
- Ingo SchulzeGerman writerborn 1962
- Ingo MolnárLinux kernel programmerborn 2000
- Ingo SchultzGerman sprinterborn 1975
- Ingo Weißenbornfencerborn 1963
- Ingo SteuerGerman pair skater and coachborn 1966
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Ingo, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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“meadow” · “small island”
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“oak” · “river, current, stream”
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Asquith
“ash tree”
86% boys · 14% girls
Eastoft
“ash tree”
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Brimir
“sea, ocean”
>99% boys
Applegarth
“apple tree”
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Walbom
“walnut” · “tree”
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Bjorklund
“birch tree” · “grove”
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