Entry № 0192 · Old Norse origin

Ingrid Ingrid — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ ING-grid /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Old Norse

Meaning

"Beautiful goddess, fair Ing"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Ancient (Old Norse)

The meaning

A name that means "beautiful goddess, fair ing".

Ingrid comes from the Old Norse Ingiríðr — composed of Ing (the Norse god of fertility and prosperity) and fríðr (beautiful, fair) — meaning "beautiful Ing" or "Ing's beautiful one."

The Swedish actress Ingrid Bergman (1915-1982), star of Casablanca and three-time Academy Award winner, is the most famous Ingrid. The name remains in use across Scandinavia and is returning to use in the English-speaking world.

Beautiful goddess. The name of Casablanca's heroine.

Popularity

Where Ingrid stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 412 in 1985

Babies named Ingrid · last year

287 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

1948

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Ingrids before her.

Real people

Ingrid Bergman

Swedish-American actress. Three-time Academy Award winner.

1915 – 1982

In fiction

Ingrid

Common contemporary character name in Scandinavian fiction.

Names connected to Ingrid.

Numerology

The number behind Ingrid.

The Seeker

Ingrid reduces to seven — the number of dignified beauty.

Parents on Ingrid

Why families chose this name.

"Casablanca. Stockholm. My grandmother. All three came together in this name."

Astrid · Mother of one · Oslo