Ignatius
Ignatius was the 1664th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 100 babies. Its best year was 1906, when it ranked 555th; the most babies were born in 2025 (100). Over the last ten years it has moved up 578 places. More babies were named Ignatius in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,664 boys, up 191 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 100boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025100 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,075babies recorded
Ignatius popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,664 | 100 |
| 2020 | #1,855 | 80 |
| 2010 | #3,198 | 35 |
| 2000 | #8,538 | 7 |
| 1990 | #5,545 | 9 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | #3,645 | 8 |
| 1960 | #1,940 | 18 |
| 1950 | #1,913 | 16 |
| 1940 | #1,348 | 25 |
| 1930 | #760 | 71 |
| 1920 | #642 | 97 |
| 1910 | #666 | 20 |
| 1900 | #813 | 11 |
| 1890 | #701 | 9 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Ignatius, counting every spelling?
Ignatius has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,559 for boys in 2025, against #1,664 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Ignatius?
100 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ignatius (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Ignatius born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 84 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ignatius.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ignatius?
About 1,900 people born in the US named Ignatius are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 6 and 45. That makes Ignatius mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Ignatius by state
How common Ignatius was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 35 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Ignatius
How popular is the name Ignatius?
Ignatius was the 1664th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 100 babies. Its best year was 1906, when it ranked 555th; the most babies were born in 2025 (100). Over the last ten years it has moved up 578 places. More babies were named Ignatius in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Ignatius a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Ignatius in the US.
Where is Ignatius most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ignatius was most common in Kansas (0.22 per 1,000 boys), followed by Nebraska and Oregon.