Boys' name · since 1910
Ygnacio
Ygnacio has 650 recorded births since 1910 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1929 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,748 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 650
- born since 1910
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ygnacio sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 650 recorded since 1910.
Ygnacio has 650 recorded births among boys since 1910, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1910 to 2023.
- #6,748 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 650 born since 1910
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ygnacio ranks #6,748 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 650 born since 1910, peaking in the 1920s.
- #6,748 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 650
- born since 1910
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ygnacio's 650 recorded births place it above 85.16% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Ygnacio's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ygnacio's full recorded timeline at 1940, 35% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 65% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1913, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1929 peak of 35 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ygnacio popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1910–2023
- Peak year (1929)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Ygnacio by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (188 births, 29% of the file).
1920s was Ygnacio's strongest decade.
188 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Ygnacio births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
113 births
- 1920s
1920s
188 births
- 1930s
1930s
120 births
- 1940s 75
1940s
75 births
- 1950s 66
1950s
66 births
- 1960s 24
1960s
24 births
- 1970s 29
1970s
29 births
- 1980s 25
1980s
25 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 188 births (29% of all-time use).
How Ygnacio 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 Ygnacio's total volume
Ygnacio by state
Where Ygnacio concentrates geographically, total births since 1910
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 196 | 30.2% |
| #2 | California | | 82 | 12.6% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 37 | 5.7% |
196 of 650 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Ygnacio's data
- Ygnacio's decade-level peak was the 1920s (188 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Ygnacios (196 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.
Keep exploring Ygnacio
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ygnacio: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1929)
Similar record span (~113 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, 1910–2023 (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 Ygnacio 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.