How Many People Are Named Ignacio?
An estimated 15,653 people in the United States have the first name Ignacio. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Ignacio peaked in popularity in 2006 with 313 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ignacio 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 Ignacio paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
15,653
About 1 in 21,897 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
99.9% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
2006
313 births
Total Registered
19,669
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ignacio
Ignacio is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 19,669 total births registered, 99.9% were male.
Ignacio as a male name
Ranked #824 in 2024
302 male births in 2024
Peak: 2006 (313 births)
Ignacio as a female name
Ranked #13,966 in 1991
5 female births in 1991
Peak: 1926 (7 births)
Ignacio: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ignacio span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 2,922 babies were registered. While Ignacio is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Ignacio by Decade
How has Ignacio 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.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 21 | 21 | 0 | |
| 1890s | 45 | 45 | 0 | |
| 1900s | 105 | 105 | 0 | |
| 1910s | 445 | 445 | 0 | |
| 1920s | 1,207 | 1,200 | 7 | |
| 1930s | 1,041 | 1,041 | 0 | |
| 1940s | 1,153 | 1,153 | 0 | |
| 1950s | 1,266 | 1,266 | 0 | |
| 1960s | 1,331 | 1,331 | 0 | |
| 1970s | 1,898 | 1,893 | 5 | |
| 1980s | 2,209 | 2,204 | 5 | |
| 1990s | 2,692 | 2,687 | 5 | |
| 2000s | 2,922 | 2,922 | 0 | |
| 2010s | 2,103 | 2,103 | 0 | |
| 2020s | 1,231 | 1,231 | 0 | |
Ignacio by State
Birth registrations for Ignacio span all 27 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Arizona. The lowest are in Missouri, District of Columbia, Wisconsin. On average, about 615 Ignacios were registered per state.
Ignacio + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ignacio as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ignacio: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ignacio?
We estimate approximately 15,653 people named Ignacio 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 21,897 Americans share this first name.
Is Ignacio a common name?
Ignacio is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 19,669 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ignacio most popular?
Ignacio reached peak popularity in 2006, when 313 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ignacio is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ignacio a male name?
Ignacio is predominantly male. 99.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ignacio Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ignacio Smith, Ignacio Johnson, Ignacio 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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