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Ignacio

Boy

Meaning of Ignacio: Latin: 'fiery'

Ignacio is a boy's name most strongly associated with Spanish naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 832nd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 5119th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#832

298 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5119

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

19,969

First recorded 1886 · peak 2006

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 237 babies1982: 213 babies1983: 214 babies1984: 183 babies1985: 198 babies1986: 236 babies1987: 208 babies1988: 221 babies1989: 263 babies1990: 281 babies19901991: 284 babies1992: 283 babies1993: 269 babies1994: 265 babies1995: 250 babies1996: 252 babies1997: 234 babies1998: 277 babies1999: 297 babies2000: 283 babies20002001: 305 babies2002: 305 babies2003: 284 babies2004: 304 babies2005: 312 babies2006: 313 babies2007: 289 babies2008: 270 babies2009: 257 babies2010: 217 babies20102011: 207 babies2012: 211 babies2013: 182 babies2014: 175 babies2015: 231 babies2016: 228 babies2017: 217 babies2018: 220 babies2019: 216 babies2020: 205 babies20202021: 223 babies2022: 237 babies2023: 264 babies2024: 303 babies2025: 298 babies
US babies named Ignacio per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 313.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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