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.

# 973 in the US

Ingrid Rank in US Top 1000

# 250 on Nameberry

Ingrid Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Ingrid Popularity

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

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