Ingegerd
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Old Norse. Old Norse Ingigerðr, from Ing-, ("the god Ing/Yngvi") and gerðr, garðr ("protection"). Historical name revived in 1837. Cognate with Norwegian Ingegjerd, Faroese Ingigerð, and Icelandic Ingigerður.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Ingegerd (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Few babies have been given the name since 1998; it belongs mostly to older generations. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 9,671 |
| 2000 | 9,580 |
| 2001 | 9,448 |
| 2002 | 9,340 |
| 2003 | 9,255 |
| 2004 | 9,157 |
| 2005 | 9,020 |
| 2006 | 8,864 |
| 2007 | 8,695 |
| 2008 | 8,560 |
| 2009 | 8,375 |
| 2010 | 8,172 |
| 2011 | 7,973 |
| 2012 | 7,792 |
| 2013 | 7,602 |
| 2014 | 7,389 |
| 2015 | 7,185 |
| 2016 | 6,968 |
| 2017 | 6,738 |
| 2018 | 6,503 |
| 2019 | 6,266 |
| 2020 | 6,018 |
Ingegerd in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Ingegerd.Hi! My name is Ingegerd.
- Ingegerd har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Ingegerd has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Vet du om Ingegerd kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Ingegerd is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Ingegerds mamma är lärare.Ingegerd's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Ingegerds mamma is Ingegerd's mum.
Related names and other spellings
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Questions about Ingegerd
How do you pronounce Ingegerd in Swedish?
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What does the name Ingegerd mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Old Norse. Old Norse Ingigerðr, from Ing-, ("the god Ing/Yngvi") and gerðr, garðr ("protection"). Historical name revived in 1837. Cognate with Norwegian Ingegjerd, Faroese Ingigerð, and Icelandic Ingigerður.
How popular is Ingegerd in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Ingegerd in 2022. In 2020, 6,018 people in Sweden had Ingegerd as the first name they go by.
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.