Ingrid
Ingrid was the 1121st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 209 babies. Its best year was 1967, when it ranked 380th with 578 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 162 places. More babies were named Ingrid in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Meaning "Ing is beautiful" · Old Norse, Scandinavian
Say it ING-grid /ˈɪŋɡrɪd/
- Rank in 2025
- #1,121 girls, down 113 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 209girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1967578 babies
- Total since 1880
- 27,764babies recorded
What does the name Ingrid mean?
Ingrid comes from the Old Norse Ingiríðr, a short form of Ingfríðr, made of the god's name Ing (Yngvi) and fríðr, "beautiful, beloved". DMNES notes that the first element is of uncertain origin but probably the god's name, and lists a 12th-century Norwegian queen and a Swedish saint named Ingrid. The actress Ingrid Bergman made it known in the US, where it was most popular in the 1960s and around 2000.
Ing / Yngvi (Old Norse, “name of a god”)fríðr (Old Norse, “beautiful, beloved”)
How sure is this? Probable. The first element is probably the god Ing, but DMNES calls it uncertain.
Related names: Inga, Inger, Ingeborg.
See also: Scandinavian names, names that mean beautiful.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Ingrid', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Ingrid', DMNES (Durham University)
- Wikipedia, 'Ingrid (given name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
Ingrid popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 17 since 1982.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,121 | 209 |
| 2020 | #1,008 | 252 |
| 2010 | #778 | 354 |
| 2000 | #856 | 257 |
| 1990 | #741 | 281 |
| 1980 | #635 | 287 |
| 1970 | #425 | 523 |
| 1960 | #459 | 455 |
| 1950 | #728 | 138 |
| 1940 | #896 | 64 |
| 1930 | #1,301 | 34 |
| 1920 | #1,263 | 37 |
| 1910 | #1,184 | 15 |
| 1900 | #1,826 | 6 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Ingrid, counting every spelling?
Ingrid has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,079 for girls in 2025, against #1,121 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Ingrid?
209 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ingrid (0.06 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Ingrid born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 40 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ingrid.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ingrid?
About 24,400 people born in the US named Ingrid are alive today, with a median age of 42; half are between 20 and 60. That makes Ingrid mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Ingrid by state
How common Ingrid was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Minnesota (5.9×), Wisconsin (3.6×), Washington (2.9×), Colorado (2.2×), Utah (2.0×). In 23 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Ingrid: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ingrid, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Ingrid · Sibling names for Ingrid
Questions about the name Ingrid
What does Ingrid mean?
Ingrid means “"Ing is beautiful"” (Old Norse, Scandinavian origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Ingrid?
Ingrid was the 1121st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 209 babies. Its best year was 1967, when it ranked 380th with 578 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 162 places. More babies were named Ingrid in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Ingrid a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Ingrid in the US.
Where is Ingrid most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ingrid was most common in Minnesota (0.82 per 1,000 girls), followed by Wisconsin and District of Columbia.