Ignacio

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Ignacio is a male Spanish name originating in the Latin name "Ignatius" from ignis "fire". This was the name of several saints, including the third bishop of Antioch and Saint Ignatius of Loyola.

From Wikipedia

Ignacio first appears in the data in 1886 and has been recorded in 134 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2006 with 313 babies (rank #704 that year). In 2024 it was given to 302 boys (rank #824). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Ignacio

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Ignacio yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

4Destiny numberThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

19,669

Total babies (all years)

134

Years in the data

313

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Ignacio

Ignacio Zocoassociation football player · b. 1939
Ignacio Camachoassociation football player · b. 1990
Ignacio Zaragozaminister · b. 1829
Ignacio Manuel Altamiranoshort story writer · b. 1834

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1886	7	#805
1887	9	#656
1889	5	#1,039
1891	5	#1,036
1894	6	#1,015
1895	6	#1,027
1896	10	#750
1897	6	#1,007
1898	6	#1,064
1899	6	#988
1900	7	#1,105
1901	7	#897
1902	6	#1,075
1903	11	#716
1904	14	#630
1906	9	#884
1907	15	#683
1908	18	#621
1909	18	#644
1910	20	#665
1911	15	#877
1912	21	#1,011
1913	38	#768
1914	34	#956
1915	56	#820
1916	36	#1,083
1917	68	#763
1918	82	#696
1919	75	#742
1920	97	#641
1921	84	#719
1922	119	#592
1923	126	#550
1924	127	#560
1925	124	#556
1926	133	#523
1927	120	#563
1928	140	#513
1929	130	#515
1930	142	#502
1931	108	#565
1932	109	#567
1933	102	#569
1934	104	#581
1935	92	#609
1936	93	#603
1937	96	#590
1938	99	#596
1939	96	#589
1940	80	#677
1941	101	#592
1942	82	#708
1943	119	#583
1944	117	#566
1945	115	#560
1946	123	#580
1947	137	#580
1948	149	#547
1949	130	#598
1950	130	#600
1951	128	#624
1952	120	#641
1953	147	#595
1954	117	#667
1955	136	#640
1956	131	#666
1957	95	#773
1958	138	#655
1959	124	#685
1960	141	#658
1961	116	#712
1962	137	#664
1963	124	#695
1964	131	#674
1965	111	#705
1966	140	#628
1967	121	#678
1968	138	#645
1969	172	#598
1970	165	#632
1971	139	#702
1972	171	#606
1973	189	#576
1974	205	#561
1975	189	#587
1976	208	#559
1977	207	#585
1978	209	#585
1979	211	#589
1980	236	#561
1981	237	#552
1982	213	#590
1983	209	#587
1984	183	#634
1985	198	#624
1986	236	#578
1987	208	#635
1988	221	#641
1989	263	#605
1990	281	#598
1991	279	#609
1992	283	#612
1993	269	#627
1994	265	#639
1995	250	#662
1996	252	#660
1997	234	#689
1998	277	#639
1999	297	#612
2000	283	#642
2001	305	#622
2002	305	#638
2003	284	#683
2004	304	#670
2005	312	#673
2006	313	#704
2007	289	#762
2008	270	#812
2009	257	#839
2010	217	#928
2011	207	#960
2012	211	#958
2013	182	#1,053
2014	175	#1,094
2015	231	#926
2016	228	#930
2017	217	#958
2018	220	#946
2019	215	#987
2020	205	#1,015
2021	223	#986
2022	237	#958
2023	264	#882
2024	302	#824