Ingrid
A feminine name of Scandinavian origin, meaning "beautiful" or "fair one".
Name Census estimates that about 23,192 living Americans carry the first name Ingrid. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Ingrid today is around 40 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Ingrid births was 1967 (578 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Ingrid. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Ingrid with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
23K
~ 1 in 14,779 Americans
Peak year
1967
578 babies that year
Average age
40
years old
1992 SSA rank
#1,092
Tracked since 1897
Census
Ingrid in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 44,145 people with the first name Ingrid, which placed it at #977 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#977
National first-name rank
People counted
44K
44,145 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
14.6
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
44.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Ingrid
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Ingrid is Hispanic at 44.3%. The next largest groups are White (40.9%) and Black (10.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Ingrid described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Ingrid at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino44.3% · 19,577
- White40.9% · 18,062
- Black or African American10.4% · 4,593
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.4% · 1,060
- Two or more races1.8% · 782
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 71
Gender
Gender distribution for Ingrid
Out of the 27,550 babies given the name Ingrid since 1880, 99.9% were registered as female. The name sits firmly on the female side of the spectrum, with only a handful of male registrations across the entire dataset.
Ingrid as a male name
- Ranked #8,950 in 1992
- 5 male births in 1992
- Peak: 1989 (7 births)
Ingrid as a female name
- Ranked #1,092 in 2024
- 225 female births in 2024
- Peak: 1967 (578 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Ingrid appears almost entirely female. Of the 44,143 people counted with this name, 99.8% were female and only a very small share were male.
Popularity
Ingrid: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Ingrid from the 1890s through to the 2020s, spanning 14 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1960s, with 4,871 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1960s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Ingrid by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Ingrid during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Ingrids live
The SSA's state-level files cover 45 states and territories. California, New York, Texas recorded the most babies named Ingrid, while West Virginia, Montana, Idaho recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 502 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Ingrid
The name Ingrid has its roots in the Old Norse language, which was spoken by the Germanic peoples of Scandinavia during the Viking Age (roughly 8th to 11th centuries). It is derived from the Old Norse name Ingríðr, which is a compound name formed from the elements "Ing" (the name of an ancient Germanic fertility god) and "fríðr" (meaning beautiful or beloved).
The earliest recorded use of the name Ingrid can be traced back to the 9th century, where it appears in ancient Scandinavian texts and runic inscriptions. It was a popular name among the Norse people and was often given to girls in honor of the goddess Ing, who was associated with fertility and prosperity.
One of the earliest known historical figures with the name Ingrid was Ingrid Ragnvaldsdottir, a Norwegian princess who lived in the 11th century. She was the daughter of King Ragnvald of Västergötland and married King Harald Hardrade of Norway.
Another notable figure from history was Ingrid of Sweden (1263-1292), a Swedish princess and the daughter of King Valdemar Birgersson. She played an important role in negotiating peace treaties between Sweden and Denmark in the late 13th century.
In the Middle Ages, the name Ingrid was also popular among the nobility in various parts of Europe, particularly in Scandinavia and Germany. One example is Ingrid of Denmark (1396-1436), who was a Danish princess and the wife of Duke Eric of Pomerania.
During the Viking Age, the name Ingrid was closely associated with the Norse goddess Freya, who was considered the goddess of love, beauty, and fertility. This association may have contributed to the popularity of the name in ancient Scandinavian cultures.
Other notable historical figures with the name Ingrid include Ingrid Bergman (1915-1982), the acclaimed Swedish actress who won three Academy Awards, and Ingrid Jonker (1933-1965), a South African poet who was a prominent figure in the Afrikaans literary movement.
Notable bearers
Famous people named Ingrid
People
Ingrid + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Ingrid as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with I
Other first names starting with I with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Ingrid: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ingrid?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 23,192 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Ingrid going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 14,779 US residents.
Is Ingrid a common name?
We classify Ingrid as "Uncommon". It ranks above 98.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 27,550 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Ingrid most popular?
The single biggest year for Ingrid was 1967, when 578 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Ingrid is about 40 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Ingrid in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 44,145 people with the name Ingrid, or 14.62 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #977 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Ingrid in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Ingrid?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Ingrid appears almost entirely female. Of the 44,143 people counted with this name, 99.8% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Ingrid?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Ingrid is Hispanic at 44.3%. The next largest groups are White (40.9%) and Black (10.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Ingrid most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Ingrid in the 2020 Census, accounting for 44.3% (19,577 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Ingrid in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Ingrid a female name?
Yes, 99.9% of people registered as Ingrid in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Ingrid still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Ingrid in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Ingrid can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Ingrid as a first name?
If you just want to know how many people share the name Ingrid, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.