girls' name ★ peaked 1967

Ingrid

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,121 Trend ↓ Falling 15%

From Swedish, Norwegian and Danish Ingrid, from Old Norse Ingiríðr.

Rank 2025
#1,121
among girls · ↓30 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
209
named Ingrid · -8% vs 2024
How common
1 in 7,690
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1967
578 babies
All-time total
27,764
#876 all-time among girls
First recorded
1897
in Social Security records

Ingrid popularity over time

27,764 babies have been named Ingrid since 1897, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s 12 – 12 1 – #1,457
1900s 83 – 83 8 +592% #1,010
1910s 334 – 334 33 +302% #934
1920s 341 – 341 34 +2% #946
1930s 389 – 389 39 +14% #951
1940s 1,895 – 1,895 190 +387% #457
1950s 2,606 – 2,606 261 +38% #460
1960s 4,873 – 4,873 487 +87% #380
1970s 3,735 – 3,735 374 -23% #415
1980s 2,504 12 2,516 252 -33% #635
1990s 2,613 5 2,618 262 +4% #705
2000s 4,036 – 4,036 404 +54% #545
2010s 2,946 – 2,946 295 -27% #778
2020s (to 2025) 1,380 – 1,380 230 -22% #1,001

Where Ingrid is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 204 0.13 outside top 500
2027 199 0.12 outside top 500
2028 195 0.12 outside top 500
2029 192 0.12 outside top 500
2030 190 0.12 outside top 500

Where Ingrid is most popular

Girls named Ingrid per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.139 per 1,000. Strongest in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and District of Columbia.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Ingrid born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Minnesota 89 0.825 +493%
Wisconsin 52 0.505 +263%
District of Columbia 5 0.422 +203%
Washington 58 0.402 +189%
Maine 5 0.323 +132%
Colorado 34 0.305 +119%
Utah 23 0.276 +99%
Oregon 14 0.215 +55%
Iowa 11 0.188 +35%
Michigan 33 0.181 +30%
Illinois 40 0.175 +26%
Massachusetts 21 0.174 +25%
Idaho 5 0.149 +7%
North Carolina 32 0.141 ≈ national
California 118 0.140 ≈ national
New York 48 0.121 -13%
Pennsylvania 27 0.114 -18%
Georgia 25 0.110 -21%
Texas 87 0.108 -22%
Missouri 13 0.108 -22%
Kansas 5 0.087 -38%
Ohio 20 0.084 -39%
Tennessee 11 0.069 -50%
Florida 25 0.058 -58%
Maryland 6 0.057 -59%
Arizona 6 0.043 -69%
New Jersey 7 0.039 -72%
Virginia 6 0.035 -75%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Indiana – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Ingrid

Ingrid is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,121 in 2025 with 209 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1897, 27,764 American babies have been named Ingrid. Its peak came in 1967, when 578 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1960s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Ingrid stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Ingrid?

The median living Ingrid is about 42 years old; half are between 20 and 59. An estimated 25 thousand people named Ingrid are alive in the United States today.

median 42 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Ingrid year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 209 #1,121 – –
2024 226 #1,091 – –
2023 213 #1,140 – –
2022 224 #1,109 – –
2021 256 #1,001 – –
2020 252 #1,008 – –
2019 267 #974 – –
2018 267 #988 – –
2017 281 #938 – –
2016 321 #874 – –
2015 283 #959 – –
2014 291 #925 – –
2013 287 #896 – –
2012 287 #911 – –
2011 308 #857 – –
2010 354 #778 – –
2009 354 #801 – –
2008 564 #545 – –
2007 477 #626 – –
2006 470 #619 – –
2005 429 #647 – –
2004 443 #618 – –
2003 374 #701 – –
2002 340 #722 – –
2001 328 #733 – –
2000 257 #856 – –
1995 239 #823 – –
1990 281 #741 – –
1985 213 #786 – –
1980 287 #635 – –
1975 352 #508 – –
1970 523 #425 – –
1965 500 #417 – –
1960 455 #459 – –
1955 226 #617 – –
1950 138 #728 – –
1945 180 #544 – –
1940 64 #896 – –
1935 54 #951 – –
1930 34 #1,301 – –
1925 33 #1,428 – –
1920 37 #1,263 – –
1915 41 #1,045 – –
1910 15 #1,184 – –
1905 6 #1,797 – –
1900 6 #1,826 – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Ingrid

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Ingrid Bergman Ingrid Bergman Swedish actress (1915–1982) Contemporary
  2. 2 Ingrid Pitt Ingrid Pitt Polish and British actress (1937–2010) Contemporary
  3. 3 Ingrid Michaelson Ingrid Michaelson American singer-songwriter (born 1979) Contemporary
  4. 4 Ingrid Bolsø Berdal Ingrid Bolsø Berdal Norwegian actress b. 1980 · Contemporary
  5. 5 Ingrid of Sweden Ingrid of Sweden Queen of Denmark from 1947 to 1972 1910–2000 · Contemporary
  6. 6 Ingrid Thulin Ingrid Thulin Swedish actress (1926–2004) Contemporary
  7. 7 Ingrid Newkirk Ingrid Newkirk British and American animal rights activist (born 1949) Contemporary
  8. 8 Ingrid Jonker Ingrid Jonker South African poet 1933–1965 · Contemporary
  9. 9 Ingrid Daubechies Ingrid Daubechies Belgian physicist and mathematician (born 1954) Contemporary
  10. 10 In-Grid In-Grid Musical artist b. 1978 · Contemporary
  11. 11 Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold Norwegian biathlete (born 1996) Contemporary
  12. 12 Ingrid Kristiansen Ingrid Kristiansen Norwegian long-distance runner b. 1956 · Contemporary
  13. 13 Ingrid Klimke Ingrid Klimke German eventing rider b. 1968 · Contemporary
  14. 14 Ingrid Noll Ingrid Noll German novelist b. 1935 · Contemporary
  15. 15 Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld Dutch astronomer (1921–2015) Contemporary
  16. 16 Ingrid Auerswald Ingrid Auerswald German athlete (born 1957) Contemporary
  17. 17 Ingrid Becker Ingrid Becker German athlete b. 1942 · Contemporary
  18. 18 Ingrid Gulbin Ingrid Gulbin East German diver (born 1943) Contemporary
  19. 19 Ingrid Hjelmseth Ingrid Hjelmseth Norwegian footballer (born 1980) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Ingrid, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Ingrid?

The median living Ingrid is about 42 years old. Half of all living Ingrids are between 20 and 59 years old.

How many people named Ingrid are alive today?

An estimated 25 thousand people named Ingrid are alive in the United States, based on 27,764 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Ingrid mean?

From Swedish, Norwegian and Danish Ingrid, from Old Norse Ingiríðr.

How popular is the name Ingrid in 2025?

Ingrid ranked #1,121 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 209 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Ingrid?

27,764 babies have been named Ingrid in the United States since 1897, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Ingrid most popular?

Ingrid peaked in 1967, when 578 newborns received the name.

Is Ingrid a boy or girl name?

Ingrid is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Ingrid rising or falling?

Ingrid is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Ingrid become more popular?

Ingrid is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 190 girls named Ingrid in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Ingrid?

Well-known people named Ingrid include Ingrid Bergman (actor), Ingrid Pitt (actor), Ingrid Michaelson (musician).

Names like Ingrid

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