Ignacy
Ignacy is a Polish given name, equivalent of the name Ignatius. Notable people with the name include:Ignacy Tadeusz Baranowski (1879–1917), Polish historian Piotr Ignacy Bieńkowski (1865–1925), Polish classical scholar and archaeologist, professor of Jagiellonian University Ignacy Bohusz (1720–1778), noble in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth Ignacy Daszyński (1866–1936), Polish politician,…
Meaning & Origin of Ignacy
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ignacy is a Polish given name, equivalent of the name Ignatius. Notable people with the name include:Ignacy Tadeusz Baranowski (1879–1917), Polish historian Piotr Ignacy Bieńkowski (1865–1925), Polish classical scholar and archaeologist, professor of Jagiellonian University Ignacy Bohusz (1720–1778), noble in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth Ignacy Daszyński (1866–1936), Polish politician,…
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The Story of Ignacy
Ignacy first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2012, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 9 Ignacys were born — ranking #8,294 that year. As of 2026, Ignacy ranks #8,294 for baby boys with 9 births, with steady use. In total, more than 14 Ignacys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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About the name Ignacy
Ignacy is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2012 and has accumulated 14 births in the dataset. Ignacy's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #8,294. Use the chart and map above to compare Ignacy'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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