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Ingvald

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How to Pronounce Ingvald

Pronounced ING-vahld /ˈɪŋ.vɑld/Medium

Meaning: Ingvald joins the fertility god Ing (Yngvi), an old Norse deity, with the element valdr, 'ruler' or 'power', giving a sense of 'guarded or ruled by Ing'. It is a traditional Norwegian man's name.Medium

In 30 seconds: Ingvald is an Old Norse name binding the god Ing (Yngvi) to valdr, 'ruler', for 'guarded by Ing'. A Norwegian classic, it reached America with immigrants and peaked around 1918 (said ING-vahld).
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Origin MediumOld Norse, Norwegian
MeaningIngvald joins the fertility god Ing (Yngvi), an old Norse deity, with the element valdr, 'ruler' or 'power', giving a sense of 'guarded or ruled by Ing'. It is a traditional Norwegian man's name.
U.S. rank (1923)#4532 ↘ Falling
1923 U.S. births5 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)
Peak year1918
Total births (all-time)≈ 74
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Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 191818991923

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Ingvald is a Norwegian name built from the god-name Ing (Yngvi) and valdr, 'ruler', so it reads as 'guarded' or 'ruled by Ing'. It belongs to the same family of Ing- names as Ingrid, Ingmar and Ingvar, all carrying that old divine element.

In the United States Ingvald was never common, a name Norwegian immigrant families brought over that showed up faintly in the records around the turn of the last century and peaked near 1918 before all but vanishing. A boy named Ingvald then would belong to a great-grandparent's generation today.

Did you know? The first element, Ing, is the same god-name that sits inside Ingrid and Ingmar, a deity tied to peace and good harvests in old Scandinavian belief.
Overall data confidence 55%
References - Ingvald — Old Norse Ing (Yngvi) + valdr; Norwegian immigrant name

Variations

IngvarIngwaldIngemarIngvald

Nicknames

IngInge

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Ingvald mean?

It is an Old Norse name meaning 'guarded' or 'ruled by the god Ing (Yngvi)', from Ing plus valdr, 'ruler'.

How do you pronounce Ingvald?

It is said ING-vahld /ˈɪŋ.vɑld/, two syllables with the stress on the first.

Is Ingvald a boy or girl name?

Ingvald is traditionally a boy's name.

How popular is Ingvald?

It has always been very rare in the United States, brought by Norwegian immigrants and given to only about twenty boys a year at its faint peak around the nineteen-tens.

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