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Ingrid

“Beloved, beautiful; combined with the god-name Ing” — Old Norse origin

Girl's name · #1120 in the US (2025) · Retro

Ingrid has appeared in US records since 1897 — best rank #380 (1967) · 27,747 babies named Ingrid all-time · 1 in 7,700 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: #15 in Norway (2025) · #25 in Denmark (2025) · #43 in Sweden (2025).

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

Famous Ingrids

• Ingrid Bergman — Swedish actress (1915–1982)
• Ingrid Betancourt — Colombian-French politician
• Ingrid of Sweden — queen consort of Denmark
• Ingrid Thulin — Swedish actress (1926-2004)
• Ingrid Daubechies — Belgian physicist and mathematician

In stories & tradition

• Ingrid (Jacqueline Bouvier) — The Simpsons
• Ingrid — video game character
• Ingrid Hunnigan — Resident Evil 4 · Resident Evil: Degeneration

What Ingrids become

Among 2,606 notable people named Ingrid:

Medical professionals appear 1.8× more often than among typical names — e.g. Ingrid Scheffer, Australian paediatric neurologist.

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