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Ingrid

Girl's name · #1121 in the US (2025) · Retro

Popularity over time

Ingrid reached #380 in 1967 and has eased to #1121 since. About 28,000 girls have carried it since 1897.

Across the states

In recent years, Ingrid ran 3–6× its national rate in Minnesota and Wisconsin.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 23 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Ingrid ranks in other countries and regions.

#15 in Norway (2025) · #25 in Denmark (2025) · #43 in Sweden (2025) · #353 in Mexico (2024) · #354 in Ecuador (2025) · #614 in Italy (2024) · #1,110 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,150 in Austria (2025) · #1,289 in Belgium (2025) · #1,570 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,668 in Canada (2025) · #4,813 in France (2025) and 9 more.

Famous Ingrids

• Ingrid Bergman — Swedish actress (1915–1982)
• Ingrid Betancourt — Colombian politician and anti-corruption activist (born 1961)
• Ingrid of Sweden — Queen of Denmark from 1947 to 1972 (1910–2000)
• Ingrid Thulin — Swedish actress (1926–2004)
• Ingrid Daubechies — Belgian-American physicist and mathematician (born 1954)
• Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld — Dutch astronomer (1921–2015)

In stories & tradition

• Ingrid — Playable Street Fighter character
• Ingrid Hunnigan — Resident Evil 4 (video game)

What Ingrids become

Among 2,617 notable people named Ingrid:

Medical professionals appear 1.79× more often than among typical names — e.g. Ingrid Scheffer, Australian paediatric neurologist (born 1958).

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