Girls' name · since 1897

Ingrid

Since 1897, U.S. Social Security records show 27,747 babies named Ingrid, peaking in 1967. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#876 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#1,122 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
27,747
born since 1897
1960s
peak decade

Ingrid currently ranks #1122 among girls' names in America, with 27,747 babies recorded since 1897.

Social Security Administration records show Ingrid recorded 27,747 times among girls since 1897, holding rank #1122 nationally today, ahead of 94% of girls, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1897 to 2025.

  • #876 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #1,122 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 27,747 born since 1897
  • 1960s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ingrid ranks #876 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,122 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 27,747 born since 1897, peaking in the 1960s.

#876 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#1,122 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
27,747
born since 1897
1960s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%93.5%
Ingrid vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Ingrid's 27,747 recorded births place it above 98.78% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

45 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

45 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Ingrid compares

27,747 Top 5% higher than 95% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Ingrid's all-time total is 74x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Ingrid Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 27,747 376 567,345
Peak-year births 578 21 19,840

Ingrid's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Ingrid's full recorded timeline at 1962, 76% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 24% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1906, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1967 peak of 578 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Ingrid popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1897–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1967)
578
Annual births at peak, across 129 years of records
0200400600800 189719151931194719631979199520112025 209

Ingrid popularity over time - boys

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

Unisex variant - 17 births
4.555.566.577.5 198219891992 5

Ingrid by decade

1960s is the heaviest window (4,873 births, 18% of the file).

1960s was Ingrid's strongest decade.

4,873 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.

Ingrid births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1960s at 4,873 births (18% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Ingrid compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ingrid's total volume

Ingrid vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8%10% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -111, 4.8%-141, 1.9%-51, 4.6%-56, 4.4%-67, 3.1%-48, 6.1%-140, 2.1%-146, 2.8%-146, 5.4%-145, 6.8%-118, 2.9%-134, 3.4%-144, 3.8%-40, 8.4%-88, 5%Ingrid-129, 2.1%Ingrid
Ingrid vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

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
4,449 16.0%
#2 New York
3,488 12.6%
#3 Texas
2,018 7.3%
#4 Illinois
1,508 5.4%
#5 New Jersey
1,013 3.7%
#6 Florida
889 3.2%
#7 Minnesota
839 3.0%
#8 Michigan
814 2.9%
California share of Ingrid's total US births 16.0%
Even split

4,449 of 27,747 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?
Ingrid has been given to 27,747 babies in the U.S. since 1897, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #876 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #1,122 of 17,297. 578 babies were born in 1967, its single highest year.
Where does Ingrid sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ingrid ranks #876 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,122 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Ingrid most popular?
Ingrid was most popular in the 1960s decade with 4,873 total births. The single peak year was 1967.
Where is Ingrid most popular?
The top states for the name Ingrid are California (4,449 births), New York (3,488 births), Texas (2,018 births).
How long has the name Ingrid been used?
Ingrid has been recorded in Social Security data since 1897, spanning 129 years of data through 2025.
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.

What to do with Ingrid's data

  • Ingrid's decade-level peak was the 1960s (4,873 total births); usage has since declined to 1,380 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Ingrids (4,449 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Ingrid

Nearby Names Like Ingrid

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Ingrid

Names with a similar popularity rank to Ingrid

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Ingrid: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1897–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ingrid draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.