Girls' name · since 1893
Ignacia
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.
- #7,171 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,067
- born since 1893
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ignacia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,067 recorded since 1893.
Social Security Administration records show Ignacia recorded 1,067 times among girls since 1893, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1893 to 2023.
- #7,171 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,067 born since 1893
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ignacia ranks #7,171 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,067 born since 1893, peaking in the 1920s.
- #7,171 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,067
- born since 1893
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ignacia's 1,067 recorded births place it above 90.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Ignacia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ignacia splits its recorded history at 1948: 32% of all births land in the more recent half, 68% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1893 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1926 peak of 37 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ignacia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1893–2023
- Peak year (1926)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 131 years of records
Ignacia by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (268 births, 25% of the file).
1920s was Ignacia's strongest decade.
268 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Ignacia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 10
1890s
10 births
- 1900s 31
1900s
31 births
- 1910s
1910s
139 births
- 1920s
1920s
268 births
- 1930s
1930s
171 births
- 1940s
1940s
128 births
- 1950s 95
1950s
95 births
- 1960s 42
1960s
42 births
- 1970s 47
1970s
47 births
- 1980s 44
1980s
44 births
- 1990s 37
1990s
37 births
- 2000s 15
2000s
15 births
- 2010s 24
2010s
24 births
- 2020s 16
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 268 births (25% of all-time use).
How Ignacia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ignacia's total volume
Ignacia by state
Where Ignacia concentrates geographically, total births since 1893
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 504 | 47.2% |
| #2 | California | | 37 | 3.5% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 7 | 0.7% |
504 of 1,067 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Ignacia's data
- Ignacia's decade-level peak was the 1920s (268 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Ignacias (504 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ignacia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1926)
Similar record span (~130 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1893–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ignacia draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.