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Ignacio

boy name
Origin
Latin
Syllables
4
Peak era
2000s/2020s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

“Spanish form of Ignatius, traditionally linked to Latin 'ignis' (fire)”

Goes by Nacho

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 2000s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Ignacio peaked in the 2000s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.

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Popularity in Brazil

1,504 people · the #6,256 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 142,857 · median age 51

1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s

Among people named Ignacio living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1950s than in any other decade.

The census also counted 59 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Ignacio

Most people given the name Ignacio in the United States were born between 1970 and 2009. The Ignacio you meet today is most often in his 20s or 30s.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

Names that fit alongside Ignacio

Mauricio Antonio Aurelio Fausto Leonardo Abelardo

The Ignacio deep dive

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Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Ignacio truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Ignacio fits with your family’s names and surname.

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Where Ignacio travels

Mexican American · fiery, ardent; a classic honoring St. Ignatius, steady across generations

Castilian · fiery, ardent; an enduring Spain classic

Keep exploring

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