The baby name Ingela is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced {'ipa': '/ˈɪŋɛla/', 'approximation': 'ING-eh-lah (stress on first syllable)'}.
Ingela is Scandinavian in Origin.
The baby name Ingela is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced {'ipa': '/ˈɪŋɛla/', 'approximation': 'ING-eh-lah (stress on first syllable)'}.
Ingela is Scandinavian in Origin.
Ingela is a Swedish feminine given name formed as a diminutive of Inga and other Ing‑ names. The root Ing-/Yng- refers to the Proto-Germanic deity Ing (Yngvi), later equated with the Norse god Freyr, emblem of fertility, peace, and prosperity. By sense, Ingela can be read as “little Inga” or “belonging to Ing,” carrying associations of abundance, protection, and good fortune.
The name is documented in Sweden from the early modern period and became especially popular from the 1940s through the 1970s; it remains familiar today, particularly among Swedish speakers in Finland, though rarer for newborns. Close Scandinavian relatives and cognates include Inga, Inge, Inger, Ingrid, Ingeborg, and Ingegerd. A rarer spelling Ingella appears in historical records. Notably, Engela (used in Afrikaans/Dutch) is a separate form of Angela and is unrelated in origin despite its similar look.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CY | 0 | #60 | 1 | 1,632 | |
| GR | 0 | #135 | 1 | 3,911 | |
| EE | Girls | 0 | #142 | 1 | 1,888 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2019 | #172 | 2 | 1,585 |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #327 | 3 | 7,429 |
| Finland | Girls | 0 | #362 | 30 | 1,368 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #628 | 112 | 3,895 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| TN | 0 | #864 | 2 | 13,765 | |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #914 | 2 | 14,098 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #944 | 12 | 5,933 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 |
Ingela is popular in 19 countries — most recent births per country:
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