Name profile

Ingeborg

A name of Old Norse origin.

OriginOld Norse
PronunciationGerman /ˈɪŋ.ə.bɔʁk/
Usage languagesDanish, Dutch, German, Norwegian, Swedish
US rank (1905)#986

Meaning and history

Ingeborg comes from the Old Norse name Ingibjǫrg, formed from the Germanic god Ing and bjǫrg, meaning “help” or “salvation.” It was borne by a Danish princess who married Philip II of France in the 12th century.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
18861886: no US SSA record for this spelling
1887: no US SSA record for this spelling
1888: no US SSA record for this spelling
1889: no US SSA record for this spelling
1890: no US SSA record for this spelling
18911891: no US SSA record for this spelling
1892: no US SSA record for this spelling
1893: no US SSA record for this spelling
1894: no US SSA record for this spelling
1895: no US SSA record for this spelling
18961896: no US SSA record for this spelling
1897: no US SSA record for this spelling
1898: no US SSA record for this spelling
1899: no US SSA record for this spelling
1900: no US SSA record for this spelling
19011901: 12 births, rank #977
1902: no US SSA record for this spelling
1903: no US SSA record for this spelling
1904: no US SSA record for this spelling
19051905: 15 births, rank #986

Ingeborg moved from #977 to #986 for girls between 1901 and 1905. That year also produced its highest recorded birth count, at 15.