Gender
Origin
- Latin
- Firey One
Fiery; Saint Ignacius of Loyola founded the Catholic Jesuit order.
Syllables
4
Themes
- Exotic
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Ignatius
Pronunciation
ig-na-tius
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #1663, 100 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 100 |
| 2024 | 95 |
| 2023 | 89 |
| 2022 | 85 |
| 2021 | 84 |
| 2020 | 80 |
| 2019 | 79 |
| 2018 | 78 |
| 2017 | 70 |
| 2016 | 62 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2020 (rank #1824, 12 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2938, 7 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 |
| 2024 | 11 |
| 2023 | 11 |
| 2022 | 9 |
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2020 | 12 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2017 | 9 |
| 2016 | 10 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 1969 (rank #179, 11 births); most recent 1974 (rank #321, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #727, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence