Ingram

Where Ingram comes from

From a Middle English given name, from Proto-Germanic *Ingwaz (“a Germanic god”) + *hrabnaz (“raven”). The places are named after persons with the surname.
— Wiktionary's entry for Ingram
  • Germanic
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1840
    Ingram Bywater born
    English classical scholar
  2. 1883
    First appearance
    #892 among boys, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1890
    Peak, #884
    6 babies named Ingram — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1891
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
  5. 1924
    Ingram Olkin born
    American mathematician
  6. 1972
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name; from this year it's the other way round, and has stayed that way.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from the Germanic languages, in modern use transferred back from the surname.
Namesakes
  • Ingram Olkin · American mathematician, 1924–2016
  • Ingram Bywater · English classical scholar, 1840–1914
  • Ingram de Umfraville · Scottish noble, 1250–1321
  • Ingram Marshall · American composer, 1942–2022
  • Ingram Stainback · American politician, 1883–1961

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.