How Many People Are Named Ingrid?
An estimated 23,192 people in the United States have the first name Ingrid. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Ingrid peaked in popularity in 1967 with 578 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ingrid as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ingrid paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
23,192
About 1 in 14,779 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1967
578 births
Total Registered
27,550
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ingrid
Ingrid is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 27,550 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Ingrid as a male name
Ranked #8,950 in 1992
5 male births in 1992
Peak: 1989 (7 births)
Ingrid as a female name
Ranked #1,092 in 2024
225 female births in 2024
Peak: 1967 (578 births)
Ingrid: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ingrid span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 4,871 babies were registered. Ingrid has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ingrid by Decade
How has Ingrid tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ingrid by State
Birth registrations for Ingrid span all 45 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in West Virginia, Montana, Idaho. On average, about 502 Ingrids were registered per state.
Ingrid + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ingrid as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ingrid: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ingrid?
We estimate approximately 23,192 people named Ingrid are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 14,779 Americans share this first name.
Is Ingrid a common name?
Ingrid is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 27,550 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ingrid most popular?
Ingrid reached peak popularity in 1967, when 578 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ingrid is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ingrid a female name?
Ingrid is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ingrid Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ingrid Smith, Ingrid Johnson, Ingrid Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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