Recorded 1913–1925 Boys' name Peak 1919 96 births

Ignace — boys' name

96 babies named Ignace in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s511920s45
1910s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Ignace was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

10 babies were named Ignace in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ignace

The Social Security Administration has registered 96 babies named Ignace between 1913 and 1925, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ignace currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1925. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ignace performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 51 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Ignace shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ignace in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ignace in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 96 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ignace at a glance

Last recorded 1925

Total births

96

Since 1913

13 years of records

Peak year

1919

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1925

Active since

1913

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1925

Ignace popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–1913

Last recorded 1925
Peak year (1919)
10
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
4681012 1925192319211919191719151913 6

Ignace by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
51 births that decade — 53% of Ignace's all-time total
1910s511920s45

Ignace by state

Where Ignace concentrates geographically — total births since 1913

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ignace
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
6 6.3%
Louisiana share of Ignace's total US births 6.3%

6 of 96 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ignace?
96 babies have been named Ignace since 1913. It was last recorded in 1925. The peak year was 1919 with 10 births.
When was Ignace most popular?
Ignace was most popular in the 1910s decade with 51 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
Where is Ignace most popular?
The top states for the name Ignace are Louisiana (6 births).
How long has the name Ignace been used?
Ignace has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 13 years of data through 1925.
What names are similar to Ignace?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ignacio, Ignatius, Ignazio, Ignatz, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1913–1925 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.