Meaning of the nameIngrid
- Female
- Germanic origin
- In-grid
Ingrid is a feminine name of Norse origin, from the Old Norse Ingiríðr, which Behind the Name explains as 'Ing is beautiful'.
- People (2022)
- 130,768
- Rank in Brazil
- #251
- Median age
- 22 years
- 2010 Census
- 102,959
- people
Ingrid in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ingrid, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (47,604 people).
130,162 women 606 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Ingrid is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ingrid in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Sergipe 0.106%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.096%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.094%
- Amapá 0.093%
- Alagoas 0.082%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 30,859 | 0.070% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 15,392 | 0.096% |
| Minas Gerais | 11,345 | 0.055% |
| Bahia | 9,465 | 0.067% |
| Pernambuco | 6,660 | 0.074% |
| Pará | 5,522 | 0.068% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 5,500 | 0.051% |
| Paraná | 5,035 | 0.044% |
| Ceará | 4,850 | 0.055% |
| Maranhão | 3,993 | 0.059% |
| Goiás | 3,336 | 0.047% |
| Santa Catarina | 3,252 | 0.043% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 3,101 | 0.094% |
| Paraíba | 2,709 | 0.068% |
| Amazonas | 2,671 | 0.068% |
| Alagoas | 2,575 | 0.082% |
| Espírito Santo | 2,543 | 0.066% |
| Sergipe | 2,347 | 0.106% |
| Distrito Federal | 2,086 | 0.074% |
| Piauí | 1,641 | 0.050% |
| Mato Grosso | 1,617 | 0.044% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 1,523 | 0.055% |
| Rondônia | 757 | 0.048% |
| Amapá | 684 | 0.093% |
| Tocantins | 581 | 0.038% |
| Acre | 403 | 0.049% |
| Roraima | 321 | 0.050% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Ingrid
Wiktionary derives Ingrid from the Swedish, Norwegian and Danish Ingrid, from the Old Norse Ingiríðr; in the Norwegian entry, the first element is Ing, the name of a god, and the second continues fríðr, 'beautiful'. Behind the Name explains the name as 'Ing is beautiful', with fríðr, 'beautiful, beloved'. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Íngride as the Portuguese form and Yngrid and Ingryd among the spelling variants. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 130,768 people named Ingrid, most of them born in the 1990s and 2000s. Proportionally, it is most common in Sergipe.
This is the Scandinavian spelling and the most recorded in the group.
Other spellings of Ingrid
Sources
- Wiktionary: Ingrid · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Ingrid · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ingrid · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Ingrid
What does the name Ingrid mean?
Ingrid means “Ing is beautiful”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Ingrid in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 130,768 people with the first name Ingrid, which ranks it number 251 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Ingrid a boy's or a girl's name?
Ingrid is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 130,162 women and 606 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Ingrid?
Ingrid is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Ingrid most common?
Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.106% of the state's population is named Ingrid (2,347 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Ingrid?
Yngrid and Ingryd. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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