Ingrid Forename

514th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 1,459,002 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Sweden

Ingrid Forename Definition:

A female name. an Old Norse name of which the first element is from the hero-name Ingvi and the second rida ‘ride’ Ingerith is found in England in the 13th C, but the name, like most Norse names, died out. It has sometimes been borrowed from Scandinavia in recent years.

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Ingrid Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany
100%
644,2901:15027
Brazil
100%
119,9161:1,787279
Sweden
100%
79,6391:12419
Netherlands
100%
63,2211:26731
United States
100%
56,0451:6,469836
Austria
100%
48,2321:17738
Guatemala
 
99%
44,5211:36261
Chile
100%
32,5721:541124
Colombia
100%
31,4281:1,520230
Belgium
100%
31,2831:36768
Venezuela
100%
29,4061:1,027164
Norway
100%
23,7561:21631
France
100%
21,7561:3,055335
Mexico
100%
16,2481:7,641758
South Africa
100%
15,3571:3,551681
Dominican Republic-12,6701:823126
Ecuador-12,4961:1,419260
Honduras
100%
9,7581:904158
Canada
100%
8,9811:3,689643
Peru
100%
8,8751:3,582593
Denmark-8,2201:687151
England
100%
7,8901:7,047642
Sudan-7,7341:4,888775
Spain
100%
7,5011:6,203562
Bolivia
100%
7,4401:1,425334
Costa Rica
100%
6,9221:689141
Burundi
100%
6,5171:1,520470
Switzerland
100%
6,4461:1,274267
El Salvador-5,9821:1,060187
Slovakia
100%
5,8411:909135
Australia-5,0761:2,691459
Romania
100%
4,5211:4,435427
Argentina
100%
3,5051:12,203727
Nicaragua
100%
3,3601:1,791349
Gabon
100%
3,2471:580101
Philippines
 
98%
3,2371:32,7492,810
Italy
100%
2,8621:21,335893
Indonesia
 
92%
2,7371:94,25110,703
Czechia
100%
2,7181:3,921301
Estonia
100%
2,6791:491103
Panama
100%
2,0691:1,888378
Rwanda-1,9341:5,8801,009
Puerto Rico-1,8891:1,879240
Cameroon
100%
1,8241:11,8481,308
Suriname
 
98%
1,7601:31414
Jamaica-1,7321:1,665397
New Zealand-1,7021:2,665473
Namibia-1,6621:1,447292
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
1,4561:935159
Congo
 
90%
1,4361:3,488563
Angola-1,3501:19,9751,690
Paraguay
 
99%
1,3091:5,528757
Croatia
100%
1,2601:3,347456
Sri Lanka-1,2161:17,1052,344
Curaçao
100%
1,0681:14612
Hungary
100%
1,0071:9,724316
Slovenia
100%
9791:2,511420
Guyana
100%
8111:941134
Poland
100%
8011:47,4751,298
Thailand
100%
7111:98,5458,376
Togo-6591:10,9851,550
Scotland
100%
6561:8,156628
Ireland
100%
6281:7,394609
Ghana-6181:43,6672,441
Portugal-5901:17,646885
Uruguay
100%
5731:5,982550
Haiti
100%
5621:19,0871,612
Benin
100%
5441:19,4412,104
Finland
100%
5081:10,794828
Barbados-5001:580134
Bangladesh-4581:348,16914,530
Saudi Arabia-4081:75,5218,273
Malta-3921:1,095231
Belize
100%
3641:973192
Northern Ireland
100%
3601:5,120575
Morocco-3551:96,7573,231
Wales
100%
3491:8,866775
New Caledonia
100%
3471:779178
DR Congo
 
93%
3221:229,2789,742
Bahamas-2951:1,354326
Egypt-2821:325,89010,093
French Polynesia-2761:1,007229
Lebanon
100%
2691:20,9201,557
Aruba-2671:38933
India
 
99%
2671:4,550,105179,813
Russia
 
99%
2391:603,4886,159
Cuba-2351:48,9641,529
Israel
 
98%
2351:35,7572,579
Kenya-2291:202,2148,198
Luxembourg
100%
2251:2,507365
Ivory Coast
 
85%
2241:103,0186,281
China-2161:6,324,33259,288
Liechtenstein-2141:17739
Albania
 
84%
2101:14,5072,068
Greece
100%
2101:52,0691,789
Zambia-2101:75,4994,006
Zimbabwe
 
98%
2001:77,1195,968
Tanzania
 
82%
1421:371,74911,904
Uganda
 
99%
1381:296,7898,648
Burkina Faso
 
86%
1361:135,1436,775
Hong Kong-1181:65,7012,614
Botswana
100%
1061:20,6082,500
Vanuatu-1061:2,470570
Saint Kitts and Nevis
100%
951:57781
United States Virgin Islands-941:1,168239
Malaysia
 
96%
841:362,49917,472
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
801:1,395248
Saint Lucia
100%
781:2,280422
Singapore
100%
761:82,7247,169
Greenland-681:829188
Japan-681:1,882,14819,232
United Arab Emirates-671:106,7468,608
Grenada
 
97%
581:1,864392
Antigua and Barbuda-531:1,875402
British Virgin Islands
100%
521:60183
Taiwan
100%
521:457,10926,980
Qatar
100%
491:48,3596,334
Serbia
100%
491:145,8313,182
Turkey
100%
471:1,655,35612,937
Faroe Islands
100%
451:1,092249
Cayman Islands
100%
431:1,426325
Iceland
 
75%
421:8,715850
Dominica-411:1,841300
Kuwait-381:99,6126,886
Cyprus
100%
361:24,1971,408
Bulgaria
 
93%
321:218,4505,251
Belarus
100%
291:326,9792,407
Turks and Caicos Islands-271:1,285317
Andorra-261:3,188334
Latvia-261:77,5251,691
Ethiopia
100%
251:3,902,40510,287
Monaco
100%
241:1,603333
Nigeria
100%
231:7,720,190100,438
Pakistan
100%
211:9,255,12868,083
Papua New Guinea
100%
211:388,20530,311
Lithuania
100%
181:163,9931,800
Anguilla
100%
171:780113
Bermuda-171:3,813661
Oman-171:241,6863,539
Jersey-151:6,665705
Senegal
 
73%
151:972,0909,181
Gibraltar-141:2,438470
Vietnam-131:7,124,8553,818
Mauritius
100%
101:129,7783,502
Nauru
100%
101:1,193190
Tunisia-101:67,6903,091
Madagascar-91:2,625,4903,077
Mozambique-91:3,027,0402,336
Saint Martin-91:3,97274
Kazakhstan
100%
81:2,218,35616,526
Montserrat-81:61061
Georgia
100%
71:534,0679,579
Moldova-71:508,7343,126
South Korea-71:792,06015,859
Marshall Islands
100%
61:8,5381,253
Ukraine-61:7,583,31811,559
Jordan
100%
51:1,765,3557,450
Lesotho-51:407,99922,262
Liberia
100%
51:882,41221,482
Macau-51:121,642885
Armenia-41:729,6887,125
Bahrain-41:337,1684,986
Cambodia-41:4,068,33235,322
Central African Republic-41:1,128,848698
Gambia-41:481,649818
Libya-41:1,555,3271,779
Nepal-41:7,121,83862,014
Swaziland-41:325,0442,285
Azerbaijan
100%
31:3,214,31527,427
Cape Verde-31:176,3844,377
Cook Islands-31:6,051772
Niger-31:6,394,66547,369
Kosovo-21:930,72016,593
Palestine
100%
21:2,275,0294,783
Solomon Islands-21:290,4786,813
Syria-21:9,653,0387,712
Algeria-11:38,176,72032,669
American Samoa-11:55,8453,376
Bhutan-11:824,9286,865
Bosnia and Herzegovina
100%
11:3,524,4588,651
Brunei-11:419,5703,266
Chad-11:13,598,39815,363
Djibouti-11:915,6642,132
East Timor-11:1,218,375811
Falkland Islands-11:3,142392
Guam-11:160,6463,210
Guernsey-11:63,331901
Guinea-11:11,858,6477,978
Kyrgyzstan-11:5,973,27746,622
Laos-11:6,586,8561,888
North Macedonia
100%
11:2,090,75715,787
Maldives-11:433,9035,827
Mauritania-11:4,095,23927,701
Montenegro
100%
11:634,5764,914
Palau-11:21,711239
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha-11:5,829386
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
100%
11:6,315385
São Tomé and Príncipe
100%
11:191,9975,295
Seychelles
100%
11:92,6701,891
Transnistria-11:475,6382,115
Turkmenistan
100%
11:5,472,8703,925
Uzbekistan-11:30,786,44017,476

The alternate forms: Íngrid (19), Ingríd (5) & Îngrid (1) are calculated separately.

Ingrid (2,089) may also be a surname.

Ingrid Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A female name. an Old Norse name of which the first element is from the hero-name Ingvi and the second rida ‘ride’ Ingerith is found in England in the 13th C, but the name, like most Norse names, died out. It has sometimes been borrowed from Scandinavia in recent years.

Ingrede Domesday Book 1086. Ingerith Curia Regis Rolls 1205-13.

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

Ingrid Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Íngrid9419/
Ingríd945/
Îngrid941/
Inggrid924,060/
Ingried921,499/
Hingrid921,401/
Ingridt92303/
Ingridh92275/
Ingridd92133/
Inngrid9243/
Inghrid9239/
Ingrisd9231/
Ingrhid9222/
Ingreid9219/
Ingritd9217/
Yingrid9216/
Uingrid9214/
Ingrrid929/
Aingrid926/
Eingrid925/
Ingrihd925/
Jingrid924/
Inhgrid924/
Ingraid922/
Ihngrid922/
Éingrid921/
Ingruid921/
Oingrid921/
Ingri916,083/
Igrid91132/
Inggried86159/
Ingridth8616/
Hingridd8611/
Hingridh868/
Hinghrid865/
Ingriedt865/
Inghridd862/
Ingggrid862/
Hingridt862/
Hinngrid862/
J'ingrid861/
Ingrishd861/
Ingritdh861/
Ingrithd861/
Inggruid861/
Ingrried861/
Inngridh861/
Ingriidy861/
Inegrida861/
Huingrid861/
Haingrid861/
Ingris8318,654/
Yngrid8315,903/
Ingryd835,453/
Ingred834,120/
Yingri833,625/
Jingri833,507/
Ingrit833,035/
Engrid83708/
Inggri83227/
Ingriz8373/
Ingrio8366/
Imgrid8358/
Jngrid8356/
Ingrie8335/
Hingri8333/
Iggrid8325/
Gingri8319/
Aigrid8313/
Ungrid8312/
Ingrið838/
Ingrip837/
Eigrid835/
Ingrih834/
Ingriy834/
Higrid834/
Ihgrid833/
Isgrid833/
Inghri832/
Ingrei832/
Ingrii832/
Inngri832/
Igried832/
Uingri832/
Gigrid831/
Aingri831/
Ingrij831/
Igrhid831/
Igridh831/
Iegrid831/
Hingridth801/
Jingrui7757,973/
Yingrui7726,826/
Ingrith772,156/
Inggrit771,995/
Hyngrid77226/
Hingryd77181/
Ingrite77150/
Ingreed77142/
Hingris77136/
Ingritt77126/
Hingred77118/
Ingrydh7748/
Ingrydd7733/
Enggrid7730/
Hingrit7730/
Yngridh7729/
Inggred7725/
Ingriet7723/
Ingrish7723/
Yngridd7721/
Ingredd7719/
Engried7718/
Inngryd7718/
Ingredh7717/
Inggrie7715/
Ynngrid7714/
Yingris7712/
Ingriht7712/
Ingread7712/
Inggris7711/
Ingrist7711/
Ingrich7710/
Ingriss7710/
Hengrid7710/
Ingreds779/
Inghryd778/
Yngridt777/
Inngrit776/
Ingredt776/
Hingriz775/
Imghrid774/
Engreid773/
Jingrie773/
Ingrydt773/
Yngreid773/
Inggryd773/
Ynghrid773/
Ayngrid772/
Aingred772/
Heigrid772/
Hingrai772/
Inghrit772/
Ingreis772/
Ingrhio772/
Ingrhis772/
Inngris772/
Engridh772/
Aingrit772/
Inngred772/
Ingrhed772/
Ingrhyd772/
Eingris771/
En'grid771/
Aingrip771/
Yingrie771/
Yngrhid771/
Yngried771/
Yngrihd771/
Yngrisd771/
Yngritd771/
Yimgrid771/
Isgrisd771/
Himgrid771/
Hinggri771/
Hingrip771/
Hingroi771/
Ingraia771/
Ingraiz771/
Ingrhit771/
Ingrihs771/
Ingrizz771/
Ingruis771/
Inggrio771/
Inghris771/
Ihngred771/
Jigreid771/
Jingrai771/
Jingred771/
Ynggrid771/
Ymngrid771/
in Gryd771/
Uingris771/
Uingrit771/
Uengrid771/
Incridi771/
Inhgrit771/
Ingreit771/
Ingreyd771/
Ingritë771/
Ingryds771/
Igridth771/
Huigrid771/
Hingrio771/
Aingris771/
Ingry731,710/
Ingra731,040/
Yngri73705/
Ingre73200/
Engri73174/
Igrit7331/
Egrid7323/
Igred7319/
Ygrid733/
Ingré732/
Igryd732/
Inqrd731/
Inggriet7140/
Ingritte7130/
Hingrith7123/
Inggrith7122/
Ingrithe7120/
Inggrhit718/
Hingrite718/
Hingritt716/
Ingrieth715/
Hingreed715/
Hyngridd715/
Hingrydd714/
Inggriht713/
Ingristh713/
Ingritth713/
Hyngridh713/
Yngridth712/
Hingredd712/
Hinngryd712/
Huingris712/
Esingroi711/
Yinginggrid711/
Hingriht711/
Inngreed711/
Ingraith711/
Ingricht711/
Ingriett711/
Ingrrith711/
Inggritp711/
Jingreed711/
Jingrith711/
Highroid711/
Ynngridh711/
Uingrith711/
Geyngrid711/
Inghrith711/
Ingreeds711/
Ingryddh711/
Hayngrid711/
Iangrado711/
Hynggrid711/
Hynghrid711/
Hyngridt711/
Huyngrid711/
Hengridd711/
Hinggryd711/
Hinghred711/
Hingreds711/
Hingredt711/
Hingreyd711/
Hingrydh711/
Yongri675,618/
Yngris671,354/
Ingraj67335/
Ingret67302/
Hengri67301/
Yngred67247/
Yngryd67206/
Ingrys67188/
Engris67117/
Jingre67108/
Ingres6794/
Yngrit6786/
Engred6764/
Engrit6758/
Inggra6755/
Hingra6754/
Enggri6746/
Inggry6746/
Ingryt6739/
Ingree6727/
Hingry6724/
Ingrey6716/
Ingrez6711/
Hingre6710/
Ingrea679/
Jingra679/
Engryd678/
Imgris677/
Jingry676/
Imgrit676/
Ymgrid675/
Aingre675/
Eugrid674/
Gingre674/
Gingry674/
Ingrer674/
Yngrih674/
Yingra674/
Yingre674/
Eygrid674/
Ingray673/
Yingry673/
Engrie673/
Igriet673/
Hegrid673/
Igrith673/
Inghry673/
Engrih672/
Engrio672/
Engriz672/
Enghri672/
Aingra672/
Uingre672/
Gengri671/
Esgrid671/
Engrai671/
Eungri671/
Yngriy671/
Yngriz671/
Yogrid671/
Isgrit671/
Inngry671/
Ingrhy671/
Ingryh671/
Inggrieth671/
Inghra671/
Jngrij671/
Emgrid671/
Yngrdy671/
Innghrydd671/
Inhegardt671/
Ingristhe671/
Hyngri671/
Higred671/
Higryd671/
Aygrid671/

Ingrid Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ingrid in the Russian language
Ингридingrid-

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