Ignatius

Given to 4,075 US babies since 1885

▲ Rising +24% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

#1663

recorded as boys

72 since 2024

Babies in 2025

100

boys 100

Peak year

1906

18 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

4,075

since 1885

Born an Ignatius? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as boys

Ignatius was most popular in 1906, when 18 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.14 per 1,000). In 2025, 100 babies were named Ignatius, ranking #1663 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 24%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	100	1663
2024	<5	—	95	1735
2023	<5	—	89	1803
2022	<5	—	85	1861
2021	<5	—	84	1841
2020	<5	—	80	1849
2019	<5	—	79	1886
2018	<5	—	78	1901
2017	<5	—	70	2014
2016	<5	—	62	2184
2015	<5	—	60	2234
2014	<5	—	41	2847
2013	<5	—	48	2528
2012	<5	—	38	3002
2011	<5	—	52	2403
2010	<5	—	35	3181
2009	<5	—	34	3274
2008	<5	—	33	3344
2007	<5	—	28	3687
2006	<5	—	23	4105
2005	<5	—	16	5034
2004	<5	—	15	5246
2003	<5	—	13	5558
2002	<5	—	23	3670
2001	<5	—	7	8339
2000	<5	—	7	8209
1999	<5	—	13	5035
1998	<5	—	9	6314
1997	<5	—	11	5288
1996	<5	—	6	7971
1995	<5	—	6	7792
1994	<5	—	9	5868
1993	<5	—	7	6816
1992	<5	—	9	5660
1991	<5	—	12	4476
1990	<5	—	9	5382
1989	<5	—	13	4017
1988	<5	—	5	7270
1987	<5	—	5	6951
1986	<5	—	5	6721
1985	<5	—	10	4052
1984	<5	—	5	6315
1983	<5	—	8	4499
1982	<5	—	5	6385
1981	<5	—	8	4509
1980	<5	—	<5	—
1979	<5	—	11	3569
1978	<5	—	6	5059
1977	<5	—	8	4164
1976	<5	—	6	4935
1975	<5	—	8	3941
1974	<5	—	10	3318
1973	<5	—	8	3694
1972	<5	—	8	3622
1971	<5	—	12	2813
1970	<5	—	8	3521
1969	<5	—	7	3595
1968	<5	—	13	2311
1967	<5	—	14	2139
1966	<5	—	11	2465
1965	<5	—	19	1806
1964	<5	—	21	1729
1963	<5	—	14	2200
1962	<5	—	14	2186
1961	<5	—	23	1686
1960	<5	—	18	1910
1959	<5	—	17	1974
1958	<5	—	21	1724
1957	<5	—	20	1791
1956	<5	—	32	1362
1955	<5	—	26	1503
1954	<5	—	19	1762
1953	<5	—	14	2099
1952	<5	—	17	1856
1951	<5	—	18	1774
1950	<5	—	16	1879
1949	<5	—	14	2022
1948	<5	—	22	1559
1947	<5	—	22	1599
1946	<5	—	18	1692
1945	<5	—	16	1697
1944	<5	—	23	1400
1943	<5	—	31	1240
1942	<5	—	44	1007
1941	<5	—	23	1411
1940	<5	—	25	1334
1939	<5	—	19	1532
1938	<5	—	26	1310
1937	<5	—	29	1233
1936	<5	—	25	1326
1935	<5	—	25	1354
1934	<5	—	29	1241
1933	<5	—	35	1103
1932	<5	—	43	1004
1931	<5	—	42	1031
1930	<5	—	71	755
1929	<5	—	50	952
1928	<5	—	67	796
1927	<5	—	56	911
1926	<5	—	68	793
1925	<5	—	60	858
1924	<5	—	90	686
1923	<5	—	67	821
1922	<5	—	92	674
1921	<5	—	90	682
1920	<5	—	97	640
1919	<5	—	95	619
1918	<5	—	88	658
1917	<5	—	95	610
1916	<5	—	78	671
1915	<5	—	81	643
1914	<5	—	59	658
1913	<5	—	54	597
1912	<5	—	43	635
1911	<5	—	29	562
1910	<5	—	20	654
1909	<5	—	14	756
1908	<5	—	8	1021
1907	<5	—	10	866
1906	<5	—	18	547
1905	<5	—	11	741
1904	<5	—	10	760
1903	<5	—	9	783
1902	<5	—	8	862
1901	<5	—	7	858
1900	<5	—	11	785
1899	<5	—	7	857
1898	<5	—	14	573
1897	<5	—	7	852
1896	<5	—	11	674
1895	<5	—	8	795
1894	<5	—	9	730
1893	<5	—	9	705
1892	<5	—	8	792
1891	<5	—	5	963
1890	<5	—	9	667
1889	<5	—	9	673
1888	<5	—	7	815
1887	<5	—	5	921
1886	<5	—	6	845
1885	<5	—	5	936