Is Ignatius a boy or girl name?
Ignatius is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 95 boys were named Ignatius, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 3,975 US babies named Ignatius were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,734
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Ignatius since 1885
- 3,975
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 97 babies
Boys and girls named Ignatius, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 32 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 87 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 106 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 642 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 737 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 344 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 238 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 200 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 154 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 85 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 64 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 91 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 199 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 563 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 433 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 95 | #1,734 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 89 | #1,804 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 85 | #1,864 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 84 | #1,842 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 80 | #1,853 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 79 | #1,892 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 78 | #1,904 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 70 | #2,025 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 62 | #2,189 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 60 | #2,242 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 41 | #2,862 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 48 | #2,546 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 38 | #3,020 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 52 | #2,416 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 35 | #3,198 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 34 | #3,291 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 33 | #3,374 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 28 | #3,730 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 23 | #4,142 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 16 | #5,122 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 15 | #5,349 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 13 | #5,668 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 23 | #3,714 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,642 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,538 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 13 | #5,139 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,506 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,418 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #8,322 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 6 | #8,191 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 9 | #6,038 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 7 | #7,106 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 9 | #5,829 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 12 | #4,590 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 9 | #5,545 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 13 | #4,132 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,733 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 5 | #7,411 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #7,142 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 10 | #4,168 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,722 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,662 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,748 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,697 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 11 | #3,662 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,343 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,344 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 6 | #5,202 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 8 | #4,093 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 10 | #3,420 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,847 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 8 | #3,768 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 12 | #2,882 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 8 | #3,645 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 7 | #3,740 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 13 | #2,382 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 14 | #2,192 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 11 | #2,536 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 19 | #1,830 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 21 | #1,763 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 14 | #2,250 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 14 | #2,228 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 23 | #1,712 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 18 | #1,940 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 17 | #2,006 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 21 | #1,750 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 20 | #1,814 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 32 | #1,368 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 26 | #1,517 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 19 | #1,790 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 14 | #2,144 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 17 | #1,896 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 18 | #1,802 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 16 | #1,913 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 14 | #2,065 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 22 | #1,583 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 22 | #1,624 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 18 | #1,716 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 16 | #1,729 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 23 | #1,417 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 31 | #1,247 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 44 | #1,014 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 23 | #1,429 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 25 | #1,348 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 19 | #1,554 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 26 | #1,323 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 29 | #1,248 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 25 | #1,343 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 25 | #1,377 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 29 | #1,255 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 35 | #1,112 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 43 | #1,015 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 42 | #1,044 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 71 | #760 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 50 | #957 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 67 | #800 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 56 | #918 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 68 | #797 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 60 | #862 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 90 | #689 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 67 | #824 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 92 | #676 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 90 | #685 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 97 | #642 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 95 | #621 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 88 | #660 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 95 | #611 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 78 | #675 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 81 | #645 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 59 | #661 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 54 | #602 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 43 | #644 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 29 | #566 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 20 | #666 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 14 | #784 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 8 | #1,064 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 10 | #901 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 18 | #555 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 11 | #768 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 10 | #782 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 9 | #817 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 8 | #891 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 7 | #898 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 11 | #813 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 7 | #900 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 14 | #590 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 7 | #889 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 11 | #700 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 8 | #832 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 9 | #763 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 9 | #732 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 8 | #829 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 5 | #1,037 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 9 | #701 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 9 | #697 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 7 | #866 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 5 | #995 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 6 | #901 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 5 | #1,015 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ignatius reached #555 in 1906. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Ignatius
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.