Iga

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 18 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Iga is also recorded as 2 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• English given name3.3K records spelled Iga7 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Germany, United Kingdom, Austria

  Languages: English, German, Dutch

  Also written Ïğä, Ïğae

• Norwegian Bokmål given name576 records spelled Iga6 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Norway, Denmark, United States, Peru

  Languages: Norwegian Bokmål, Danish, Swedish

  Also written Ĭgẳ

68 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Iga is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In Polish, a diminutive of the female given name Jadwiga

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Indonesian, rib: any of a series of long curved bones occurring in 12 pairs in humans and other animals and extending from the spine to or toward the sternum

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In nlg, a creature of the sea: fish, mollusc, crayfish, whale, squid, sea anemone, etc.

  as a word·Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (ACD), CLDF v2.0

• In Yoruba, a courtyard, particularly one of a palace or royal compound.

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In English, Abbreviation of immunoglobulin A.

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

SE SCB — Namnstatistik (to 2023) — 20 years between 2001–2020. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Iga Mayrb. 1921PLPolish actress (1921–2001)
• Iga Cembrzyńskab. 1939PLPolish actress
• Iga Lewinb. 1970PLPolish hydrobiologist and malacologist
• Iga Węglińskab. 1986PLPolish multidisciplinary designer
• Iga Baumgartb. 1989PLPolish Olympic sprinter
• Iga Wyrwałb. 1989PLPolish actress and former glamour model
• Iga Wasilewskab. 1994PLPolish female volleyball player
• Iga Krefftb. 1995PLPolish actress and singer
• Iga Wojtasikb. 2000PLPolish speed skater
• Iga Świątekb. 2001PLPolish tennis player (born 2001)

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 112 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Iga?

We estimate roughly 52 thousand people bear Iga (counting its spellings and scripts) across 8 countries in our records.

In which country does Iga have the most bearers?

We estimate about 52 thousand people bear Iga in Poland, more than in any other country in our records.

Where is Iga most common?

Iga is densest in Poland, where the national register counts about 1 in 743 people carrying it.

Is Iga a male or female name?

Iga is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Iga mean?

Recorded meaning: god; lord of the universe.