How Many People Are Named Iggy?
An estimated 69 people in the United States have the first name Iggy. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 5 years old, and Iggy peaked in popularity in 2023 with 12 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Iggy as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Iggy paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Iggy is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
69
About 1 in 4,967,454 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
5
years old
Peak Year
2023
12 births
Total Registered
69
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Iggy
Iggy is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 69 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Iggy as a male name
Ranked #7,938 in 2024
10 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (12 births)
Iggy: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Iggy span from the 2010s to the 2020s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 51 babies were registered. Iggy remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Iggy by Decade
How has Iggy tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Iggy + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Iggy as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Iggy
Other first names starting with I with a similar number of bearers.
Iggy: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Iggy?
We estimate approximately 69 people named Iggy are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 4,967,454 Americans share this first name.
Is Iggy a common name?
Iggy is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 59.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 69 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Iggy most popular?
Iggy reached peak popularity in 2023, when 12 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Iggy is approximately 5 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Iggy a male name?
Iggy is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Iggy Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Iggy Smith, Iggy Johnson, Iggy Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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