Ignatius

Boy Latin #1804 in 2023

Ignatius is a boy name of Latin origin.

Meaning of Ignatius

From Ignātius, variant of gens name Egnātius, altered to resemble t=fire, establishing a folk etymology meaning akin to “Fiery One”. Of uncertain origin, perhaps originally borrowed from -.

Popularity of Ignatius

Popularity, 1885–2023

89 births in 2023

1885 2023

3,880 U.S. births recorded from 1885–2023.

Peak year

1920

97 babies

First recorded

1885

138 years of history

Recent trend

Rising

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.