US rank #1092 Girls' name Peak 1967 27,533 births

Ingrid — #1092 US girls' name

27,533 babies named Ingrid in U.S. Social Security records since 1897, with the highest year being 1967. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s121900s831910s3341920s3411930s3891940s18951950s26051960s48711970s37351980s25051990s26132000s40352010s29462020s1169
#1092
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 94% of names given to girls today.

1960s
Peak decade

18% of everyone ever named Ingrid was born in this single decade.

1967
Single peak year

578 babies were named Ingrid in 1967 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ingrid

The Social Security Administration has registered 27,533 babies named Ingrid between 1897 and 2024, spanning 128 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ingrid currently holds the #1092 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1967, when 578 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ingrid performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 4,871 births during that ten-year window. Across the 14 decades of recorded activity, Ingrid shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 4,424 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Ingrid in 45 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ingrid in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 27,533 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ingrid at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

27,533

Since 1897

128 years of records

Peak year

1967

578 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

#1,092

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1897

Recorded for 128 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ingrid popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1897

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1967)
578
Annual births at peak — across 128 years of records
-2000200400600800 202420081992197619601944192819121897 6

Ingrid popularity over time — boys

17 total births recorded since 1982 (Ingrid as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 17 births
4.555.566.577.5 199219891982 5

Ingrid by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
4,871 births that decade — 18% of Ingrid's all-time total
1890s121900s831910s3341920s3411930s3891940s18951950s26051960s48711970s37351980s25051990s26132000s40352010s29462020s1169

Ingrid by state

Where Ingrid concentrates geographically — total births since 1897

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Ingrid
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
4,424 16.1%
#2 New York
3,479 12.6%
#3 Texas
2,006 7.3%
#4 Illinois
1,502 5.5%
#5 New Jersey
1,013 3.7%
#6 Florida
883 3.2%
#7 Minnesota
822 3.0%
#8 Michigan
807 2.9%
California share of Ingrid's total US births 16.1%
Even split

4,424 of 27,533 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 45 reporting states.

Ingrid appears in 45 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ingrid?
27,533 babies have been named Ingrid since 1897. It currently ranks #1092 among girls. The peak year was 1967 with 578 births.
When was Ingrid most popular?
Ingrid was most popular in the 1960s decade with 4,871 total births. The single peak year was 1967.
Where is Ingrid most popular?
The top states for the name Ingrid are California (4,424 births), New York (3,479 births), Texas (2,006 births).
How long has the name Ingrid been used?
Ingrid has been recorded in Social Security data since 1897, spanning 128 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ingrid?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Inga, Inger, Ingeborg, Inge, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1897–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.