Recorded 1910–2023 Boys' name Peak 1929 650 births

Ygnacio — boys' name

650 babies named Ygnacio in U.S. Social Security records since 1910, with the highest year being 1929. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s1131920s1881930s1201940s751950s661960s241970s291980s252000s52020s5
1920s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Ygnacio was born in this single decade.

1929
Single peak year

35 babies were named Ygnacio in 1929 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ygnacio

The Social Security Administration has registered 650 babies named Ygnacio between 1910 and 2023, spanning 114 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ygnacio currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1929, when 35 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ygnacio performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 188 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Ygnacio shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 196 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Arizona. In total, SSA state-level files list Ygnacio in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ygnacio 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 650 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.

Ygnacio at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

650

Since 1910

114 years of records

Peak year

1929

35 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1910

Recorded for 114 years

Last year on file: 2023

Ygnacio popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1910

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1929)
35
Annual births at peak — across 114 years of records
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Ygnacio by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
188 births that decade — 29% of Ygnacio's all-time total
1910s1131920s1881930s1201940s751950s661960s241970s291980s252000s52020s5

Ygnacio by state

Where Ygnacio concentrates geographically — total births since 1910

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Ygnacio
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
196 30.2%
#2 California
82 12.6%
#3 Arizona
37 5.7%
Texas share of Ygnacio's total US births 30.2%
Even split

196 of 650 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ygnacio?
650 babies have been named Ygnacio since 1910. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1929 with 35 births.
When was Ygnacio most popular?
Ygnacio was most popular in the 1920s decade with 188 total births. The single peak year was 1929.
Where is Ygnacio most popular?
The top states for the name Ygnacio are Texas (196 births), California (82 births), Arizona (37 births).
How long has the name Ygnacio been used?
Ygnacio has been recorded in Social Security data since 1910, spanning 114 years of data through 2023.

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, 1910–2023 (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.