Girl nameCurrently #1,092 in the USFalling
Ingrid
ING-grid//ˈɪŋɡrɪd//
2 syllablesPeak year: 19676 lettersStarts with I
Meaning & origin
Beautiful, beloved by Ing (Norse god)
Ingrid combines the name of the Norse fertility god Ing with a word for 'beautiful' or 'beloved', a common naming pattern in Old Norse. Its crisp Scandinavian elegance was carried into wide recognition by actress Ingrid Bergman.
Ingrid's popularity over time
| Year | Births named Ingrid |
|---|---|
| 1897 | 6 |
| 1898 | 6 |
| 1900 | 6 |
| 1902 | 8 |
| 1903 | 9 |
| 1904 | 8 |
| 1905 | 6 |
| 1906 | 5 |
| 1907 | 15 |
| 1908 | 15 |
| 1909 | 11 |
| 1910 | 15 |
| 1911 | 18 |
| 1912 | 22 |
| 1913 | 33 |
| 1914 | 24 |
| 1915 | 41 |
| 1916 | 50 |
| 1917 | 43 |
| 1918 | 50 |
| 1919 | 38 |
| 1920 | 37 |
| 1921 | 35 |
| 1922 | 24 |
| 1923 | 25 |
| 1924 | 26 |
| 1925 | 33 |
| 1926 | 34 |
| 1927 | 46 |
| 1928 | 23 |
| 1929 | 58 |
| 1930 | 34 |
| 1931 | 41 |
| 1932 | 40 |
| 1933 | 40 |
| 1934 | 38 |
| 1935 | 54 |
| 1936 | 36 |
| 1937 | 31 |
| 1938 | 30 |
| 1939 | 45 |
| 1940 | 64 |
| 1941 | 92 |
| 1942 | 96 |
| 1943 | 177 |
| 1944 | 179 |
| 1945 | 180 |
| 1946 | 290 |
| 1947 | 317 |
| 1948 | 251 |
| 1949 | 249 |
| 1950 | 137 |
| 1951 | 169 |
| 1952 | 205 |
| 1953 | 224 |
| 1954 | 220 |
| 1955 | 226 |
| 1956 | 259 |
| 1957 | 356 |
| 1958 | 372 |
| 1959 | 437 |
| 1960 | 455 |
| 1961 | 425 |
| 1962 | 427 |
| 1963 | 465 |
| 1964 | 534 |
| 1965 | 500 |
| 1966 | 524 |
| 1967 | 578 |
| 1968 | 484 |
| 1969 | 479 |
| 1970 | 523 |
| 1971 | 507 |
| 1972 | 469 |
| 1973 | 388 |
| 1974 | 362 |
| 1975 | 352 |
| 1976 | 337 |
| 1977 | 305 |
| 1978 | 235 |
| 1979 | 257 |
| 1980 | 288 |
| 1981 | 277 |
| 1982 | 277 |
| 1983 | 268 |
| 1984 | 247 |
| 1985 | 213 |
| 1986 | 248 |
| 1987 | 230 |
| 1988 | 206 |
| 1989 | 263 |
| 1990 | 281 |
| 1991 | 243 |
| 1992 | 311 |
| 1993 | 290 |
| 1994 | 273 |
| 1995 | 239 |
| 1996 | 256 |
| 1997 | 237 |
| 1998 | 236 |
| 1999 | 252 |
| 2000 | 257 |
| 2001 | 328 |
| 2002 | 340 |
| 2003 | 374 |
| 2004 | 442 |
| 2005 | 429 |
| 2006 | 470 |
| 2007 | 477 |
| 2008 | 564 |
| 2009 | 354 |
| 2010 | 354 |
| 2011 | 308 |
| 2012 | 287 |
| 2013 | 287 |
| 2014 | 291 |
| 2015 | 283 |
| 2016 | 321 |
| 2017 | 281 |
| 2018 | 267 |
| 2019 | 267 |
| 2020 | 252 |
| 2021 | 256 |
| 2022 | 224 |
| 2023 | 212 |
| 2024 | 225 |
Ingrid through the decades
- Ingrid peaked in 1967, when 578 babies were named Ingrid in the US.
- Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of Ingrid has fallen 32% compared to the 10 years before that.
- Ingrid currently ranks #1,092 in the US and is cooling off.
Nicknames
Ing
Variants & spellings
Ingeborg
Famous people named Ingrid
- Ingrid Bergman — actress