Boys' name · peaked in 2024
Ignacio name popularity since 1925
18,800 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Ignacio. Half of them were born in 1989 or earlier, so the typical Ignacio is about 37 years old in 2026. Ignacio peaked in 2024 as the #825 name for boys, and it ranked #830 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 18,800
- Named Ignacio, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #830
- for boys in 2025 (298 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% boys
- 22 girls · 18,778 boys
- Most popular in
- New Mexico
- 5.46× its national share
Peak year is the year Ignacio made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Ignacio births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2006. Measured as a share of all babies, Ignacio peaked in 2024.
- Fastest rise: Between 1971 and 1976, Ignacio became 1.7× more common, from 1 in 12,700 baby boys to 1 in 7,540.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Ignacio's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Ignacio.
Decade by decade
Babies named Ignacio in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 7 | 647 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 1,041 | #609 |
| 1940s | 0 | 1,153 | #560 |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,266 | #639 |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,331 | #705 |
| 1970s | 5 | 1,893 | #587 |
| 1980s | 5 | 2,204 | #624 |
| 1990s | 5 | 2,687 | #662 |
| 2000s | 0 | 2,922 | #673 |
| 2010s | 0 | 2,104 | #926 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 1,530 | #830 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
23.2% of babies named Ignacio from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Ignacio is most popular
The index compares Ignacio's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Ignacio.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 5.46× | 489 |
| Arizona | 4.37× | 918 |
| Texas | 4.01× | 5,100 |
| California | 3.80× | 6,518 |
| Florida | 1.49× | 871 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Ignacio's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Ignacio.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Ignacio (2024).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data