Boys' name · since 1886
Ignacio
Ignacio has 19,947 recorded births since 1886 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #842 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #830 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 19,947
- born since 1886
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ignacio currently ranks #830 among boys' names in America, with 19,947 babies recorded since 1886.
Ignacio has 19,947 recorded births among boys since 1886, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #830 as of the latest data, more common than 94% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1886 to 2025.
- #842 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #830 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 19,947 born since 1886
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ignacio ranks #842 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #830 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 19,947 born since 1886, peaking in the 2000s.
- #842 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #830 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 19,947
- born since 1886
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ignacio's 19,947 recorded births place it above 98.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
29 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Ignacio compares
19,947 Top 7% higher than 93% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ignacio's all-time total is 54x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ignacio | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 19,947 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 313 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ignacio's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ignacio's SSA record in two at 1958 and the more recent half accounts for 75% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 25%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1889, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 313, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ignacio popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1886–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 313
- Annual births at peak, across 140 years of records
Ignacio popularity over time - girls
22 total births recorded since 1926 (Ignacio as girls' name)
Ignacio by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,922 births, 15% of the file).
2000s was Ignacio's strongest decade.
2,922 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Ignacio births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 21
1880s
21 births
- 1890s 45
1890s
45 births
- 1900s 105
1900s
105 births
- 1910s 445
1910s
445 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,200 births
- 1930s 1,041
1930s
1,041 births
- 1940s 1,153
1940s
1,153 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,266 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,331 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,893 births
- 1980s
1980s
2,204 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,687 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,922 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,104 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,530 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,922 births (15% of all-time use).
How Ignacio compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Ignacio's total volume
Ignacio by state
Where Ignacio concentrates geographically, total births since 1886
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6,660 | 33.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5,578 | 28.0% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 1,021 | 5.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 871 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 757 | 3.8% |
| #6 | New Mexico | | 599 | 3.0% |
| #7 | New York | | 498 | 2.5% |
| #8 | Washington | | 177 | 0.9% |
6,660 of 19,947 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.
Ignacio appears in 29 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ignacio's data
- Ignacio's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (2,922 total births) through the 2020s (1,530) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Ignacios (6,660 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ignacio: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~139 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, 1886–2025 (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 Ignacio 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.