Ingrid

Norse

"fair; Ing is beautiful"

Ingrid Origin and Meaning

The name Ingrid is a girl's name of Scandinavian, Norse origin meaning "fair; Ing is beautiful".

The luminous Ingrid Bergman's appeal was strong enough to lend universal charisma to this classic Scandinavian name, which has been somewhat neglected in the US. Even today, a child named Ingrid would be assumed to be of Scandinavian ancestry, signaling the name has never been fully integrated into the English lexicon the way other European choices from the same era like Danielle or Kathleen have.

Still popular in its native Scandinavia, where it is a royal name, its highest US ranking was Number 380 in 1967.

Its meaning refers to Ing, the Norse god of fertility, peace, and prosperity, and he's looked upon as the ancestor of the Swedish kings.

Ingrid was the name of mother figures in both Spy Kids and White Oleander.

Trivia tidbit: It's Scarlett Johansson's middle name.

Ingrid Rank in US Top 1000

# 973 in the US

Ingrid Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 150 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Ingrid

• 973 US 2019
• 150 Nameberry 2025
• 92 Unique 2024
• 741 England 2021
• 47 sweden 2024
• 15 Norway 2024
• 34 Denmark 2024
• 85 Estonia 2024

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Famous People Named Ingrid

• Ingrid Alexandra Princess of Norway, second,in,line to the throne
• Ingrid Auerswald German Olympic sprinter
• Ingrid Bergman Swedish actress
• Ingrid Bolsø Berdal Norwegian actress
• Ingrid Croce widow of musician Jim Croce
• Ingrid Ellen Michaelson American singer,songwriter
• Ingrid Heggø Norwegian MP
• Ingrid Klimke German horse rider
• Ingrid Law American novelist
• Ingrid Lilian Thulin Swedish actress
• Ingrid Newkirk president of American animal rights organization PETA
• Ingrid Nilsen American YouTuber
• Ingrid Nilson American voice actress
• Ingrid Oliver English actress
• Ingrid Ragnvaldsdotter Queen consort of Harald IV of Norway
• Ingrid Saskia Helena de Caluwé Dutch MP
• Ingrid Seynhaeve Belgian model
• Ingrid Vandebosch Belgian model, wife of NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon
• Ingrid Vetlesen Norwegian soprano
• Ingrid Victoria Sofia Louise Margareta of Sweden Queen Consort of Frederick IX of Denmark
• Michelle Ingrid Williams American actress
• Scarlett Ingrid Johansson American actress
• Victoria Ingrid Alice Desiree Crown Princess of Sweden

The name Ingrid in Pop Culture

• Ingrid character in Professor Layton video game series
• Ingrid makeup artist on Style Savvy Trendsetters
• Ingrid the Snow Queen on TV's "Once Upon A Time"
• Ingrid Beauchamp character in The Witches of East End series
• Ingrid Cortez character in the Spy Kids series
• Ingrid Dracula character on TV's "Young Dracula"
• Ingrid Fletcher character on British TV series "Porridge" and "Going Straight"
• Ingrid Formanek character in movie "Live from Baghdad"
• Ingrid Giraffe character on animated series "My Gym Partner's a Monkey"
• Ingrid Hunnigan character in the Resident Evil series
• Ingrid Levin Hill, character in "Down the Rabbit Hole" by Peter Abrahams
• Ingrid Magnussen character in Janet Fitch's "White Oleander"
• Ingrid Third character on animated series "Fillmore!"
• Ingrid Thompson one of the characters in Marissa Meyer's Renegades trilogy
• Ingrid Thorburn main character in the movie "Ingrid Goes West"
• Ingrid Waverly character in Page Morgan's "The Dispossessed" trilogy
• Ingrid Galatea character in Fire Emblem Three Houses video game