Ingrid is a girl's name of Scandinavian origin meaning “beautiful, fair.” In 2024 it was given to 225 girls in the United States.
Ingrid belongs to the Scandinavian tradition. Its meaning — “beautiful, fair” — is the sense carried by its Scandinavian roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Ingrid first appears in Social Security records in 1897. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #380 in 1967, and in 2024 225 babies received the name — 27,533 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Ingrid means “beautiful, fair” in its Scandinavian roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Ingrid is a girl name. In 2024, 225 babies received the name in the US.
Ingrid comes from the Scandinavian tradition.
Ingrid first appears in US records in 1897. Its best-ever ranking was #380 in 1967, and 225 babies were given the name in 2024.
Ingrid is pronounced /ˈɪŋ.ɡɹɪd/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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