Ignacio
Ignacio is a male Spanish name originating in the Latin name "Ignatius" from ignis "fire". This was the name of several saints, including the third bishop of Antioch and Saint Ignatius of Loyola. Variants include the archaic Iñacio, the Italian Ignazio, the German Ignatz, the Catalan Ignasi, the Basque Iñaki, Iñigo, Eneko, and the hypocorisms Nacho/Natxo, Iggy, and Iggie.
- Spanish
Meaning & Origin of Ignacio
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ignacio is a male Spanish name originating in the Latin name "Ignatius" from ignis "fire". This was the name of several saints, including the third bishop of Antioch and Saint Ignatius of Loyola. Variants include the archaic Iñacio, the Italian Ignazio, the German Ignatz, the Catalan Ignasi, the Basque Iñaki, Iñigo, Eneko, and the hypocorisms Nacho/Natxo, Iggy, and Iggie.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
The Story of Ignacio
Ignacio first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1886, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 314 Ignacios were born — ranking #810 that year. As of 2026, Ignacio ranks #810 for baby boys with 314 births, rising sharply (+31% over the past five years). In total, more than 20K Ignacios have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Ignacio
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Ignacio. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Nacho
- Nacio
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About the name Ignacio
Ignacio is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1886 and has accumulated 20K births in the dataset. Ignacio's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #501. Use the chart and map above to compare Ignacio's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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