Ignatius is an uncommon boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Ignatius is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,664 for boy births in the United States (and #3,539 across all names), given to 100 babies. Ignatius first appears in 1885 and peaked in 2025 (100 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 100 | 100 | #1,664 |
| 2024 | 95 | 95 | #1,742 |
| 2023 | 89 | 89 | #1,807 |
| 2022 | 85 | 85 | #1,864 |
| 2021 | 84 | 84 | #1,844 |
| 2020 | 80 | 80 | #1,855 |
| 2019 | 79 | 79 | #1,892 |
| 2018 | 78 | 78 | #1,905 |
| 2017 | 70 | 70 | #2,025 |
| 2016 | 62 | 62 | #2,190 |
| 2015 | 60 | 60 | #2,242 |
| 2014 | 41 | 41 | #2,862 |
| 2013 | 48 | 48 | #2,546 |
| 2012 | 38 | 38 | #3,021 |
| 2011 | 52 | 52 | #2,416 |
| 2010 | 35 | 35 | #3,198 |
| 2009 | 34 | 34 | #3,291 |
| 2008 | 33 | 33 | #3,374 |
| 2007 | 28 | 28 | #3,730 |
| 2006 | 23 | 23 | #4,143 |
| 2005 | 16 | 16 | #5,123 |
| 2004 | 15 | 15 | #5,349 |
| 2003 | 13 | 13 | #5,668 |
| 2002 | 23 | 23 | #3,715 |
| 2001 | 7 | 7 | #8,643 |
| 2000 | 7 | 7 | #8,538 |
| 1999 | 13 | 13 | #5,140 |
| 1998 | 9 | 9 | #6,506 |
| 1997 | 11 | — | #5,418 |
| 1996 | 6 | — | #8,323 |
| 1995 | 6 | — | #8,193 |
| 1994 | 9 | — | #6,039 |
| 1993 | 7 | — | #7,109 |
| 1992 | 9 | — | #5,830 |
| 1991 | 12 | — | #4,592 |
| 1990 | 9 | — | #5,545 |
| 1989 | 13 | — | #4,131 |
| 1988 | 5 | — | #7,736 |
| 1987 | 5 | — | #7,410 |
| 1986 | 5 | — | #7,141 |
| 1985 | 10 | — | #4,170 |
| 1984 | 5 | — | #6,723 |
| 1983 | 8 | — | #4,662 |
| 1982 | 5 | — | #6,747 |
| 1981 | 8 | — | #4,697 |
| 1979 | 11 | — | #3,663 |
| 1978 | 6 | — | #5,343 |
| 1977 | 8 | — | #4,344 |
| 1976 | 6 | — | #5,202 |
| 1975 | 8 | — | #4,093 |
| 1974 | 10 | — | #3,419 |
| 1973 | 8 | — | #3,845 |
| 1972 | 8 | — | #3,771 |
| 1971 | 12 | — | #2,882 |
| 1970 | 8 | — | #3,645 |
| 1969 | 7 | — | #3,740 |
| 1968 | 13 | — | #2,382 |
| 1967 | 14 | — | #2,192 |
| 1966 | 11 | — | #2,535 |
| 1965 | 19 | — | #1,830 |
| 1964 | 21 | — | #1,763 |
| 1963 | 14 | — | #2,250 |
| 1962 | 14 | — | #2,227 |
| 1961 | 23 | — | #1,712 |
| 1960 | 18 | — | #1,940 |
| 1959 | 17 | — | #2,005 |
| 1958 | 21 | — | #1,749 |
| 1957 | 20 | — | #1,814 |
| 1956 | 32 | — | #1,368 |
| 1955 | 26 | — | #1,517 |
| 1954 | 19 | — | #1,790 |
| 1953 | 14 | — | #2,144 |
| 1952 | 17 | — | #1,896 |
| 1951 | 18 | — | #1,802 |
| 1950 | 16 | — | #1,913 |
| 1949 | 14 | — | #2,065 |
| 1948 | 22 | — | #1,583 |
| 1947 | 22 | — | #1,624 |
| 1946 | 18 | — | #1,716 |
| 1945 | 16 | — | #1,729 |
| 1944 | 23 | — | #1,417 |
| 1943 | 31 | — | #1,247 |
| 1942 | 44 | — | #1,014 |
| 1941 | 23 | — | #1,429 |
| 1940 | 25 | — | #1,348 |
| 1939 | 19 | — | #1,554 |
| 1938 | 26 | — | #1,322 |
| 1937 | 29 | — | #1,248 |
| 1936 | 25 | — | #1,343 |
| 1935 | 25 | — | #1,377 |
| 1934 | 29 | — | #1,255 |
| 1933 | 35 | — | #1,112 |
| 1932 | 43 | — | #1,015 |
| 1931 | 42 | — | #1,044 |
| 1930 | 71 | — | #760 |
| 1929 | 50 | — | #957 |
| 1928 | 67 | — | #800 |
| 1927 | 56 | — | #918 |
| 1926 | 68 | — | #797 |
| 1925 | 60 | — | #862 |
| 1924 | 90 | — | #689 |
| 1923 | 67 | — | #824 |
| 1922 | 92 | — | #676 |
| 1921 | 90 | — | #685 |
| 1920 | 97 | — | #642 |
| 1919 | 95 | — | #621 |
| 1918 | 88 | — | #660 |
| 1917 | 95 | — | #611 |
| 1916 | 78 | — | #675 |
| 1915 | 81 | — | #645 |
| 1914 | 59 | — | #661 |
| 1913 | 54 | — | #602 |
| 1912 | 43 | — | #644 |
| 1911 | 29 | — | #566 |
| 1910 | 20 | — | #666 |
| 1909 | 14 | — | #784 |
| 1908 | 8 | — | #1,064 |
| 1907 | 10 | — | #901 |
| 1906 | 18 | — | #555 |
| 1905 | 11 | — | #768 |
| 1904 | 10 | — | #782 |
| 1903 | 9 | — | #817 |
| 1902 | 8 | — | #891 |
| 1901 | 7 | — | #898 |
| 1900 | 11 | — | #813 |
| 1899 | 7 | — | #900 |
| 1898 | 14 | — | #590 |
| 1897 | 7 | — | #889 |
| 1896 | 11 | — | #700 |
| 1895 | 8 | — | #832 |
| 1894 | 9 | — | #763 |
| 1893 | 9 | — | #732 |
| 1892 | 8 | — | #829 |
| 1891 | 5 | — | #1,037 |
| 1890 | 9 | — | #701 |
| 1889 | 9 | — | #697 |
| 1888 | 7 | — | #866 |
| 1887 | 5 | — | #995 |
| 1886 | 6 | — | #901 |
| 1885 | 5 | — | #1,015 |