Recorded 1893–2023 Girls' name Peak 1926 1,067 births

Ignacia — girls' name

1,067 babies named Ignacia in U.S. Social Security records since 1893, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s101900s311910s1391920s2681930s1711940s1281950s951960s421970s471980s441990s372000s152010s242020s16
1920s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Ignacia was born in this single decade.

1926
Single peak year

37 babies were named Ignacia in 1926 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ignacia

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,067 babies named Ignacia between 1893 and 2023, spanning 131 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ignacia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 37 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ignacia performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 268 births during that ten-year window. Across the 14 decades of recorded activity, Ignacia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 504 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Arizona. In total, SSA state-level files list Ignacia in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ignacia 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 1,067 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.

Ignacia at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

1,067

Since 1893

131 years of records

Peak year

1926

37 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1893

Recorded for 131 years

Last year on file: 2023

Ignacia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1893

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1926)
37
Annual births at peak — across 131 years of records
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Ignacia by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
268 births that decade — 25% of Ignacia's all-time total
1890s101900s311910s1391920s2681930s1711940s1281950s951960s421970s471980s441990s372000s152010s242020s16

Ignacia by state

Where Ignacia concentrates geographically — total births since 1893

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Ignacia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
504 47.2%
#2 California
37 3.5%
#3 Arizona
7 0.7%
Texas share of Ignacia's total US births 47.2%
Even split

504 of 1,067 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ignacia?
1,067 babies have been named Ignacia since 1893. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1926 with 37 births.
When was Ignacia most popular?
Ignacia was most popular in the 1920s decade with 268 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
Where is Ignacia most popular?
The top states for the name Ignacia are Texas (504 births), California (37 births), Arizona (7 births).
How long has the name Ignacia been used?
Ignacia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1893, spanning 131 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Ignacia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ignacio, Ignatia, Ignacita. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1893–2023 (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.