Masculine dossier · first seen 1885
Ignatius
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2025
Peak births
100
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Ignatius
How many people are named Ignatius?
An estimated 1,853 living Americans are named Ignatius.
How rare is Ignatius?
Ignatius is uncommon among babies today, with 100 boys receiving the name in 2025, matching its recorded peak.
How old is the typical Ignatius?
The median age of a living American named Ignatius is approximately 13 years, with most bearers falling between 6 and 39 years old.
Is Ignatius still popular?
Yes — Ignatius is currently rising in popularity, with 100 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 2.1× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Ignatius most common?
Ignatius has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 3.7× more often than the national baseline.
1885Peak 20252025
Peak year
2025
Decline from peak
0%
2025
100
All-time
4,075
Where it lives now
Ignatius is most concentrated in New York — about 3.2× the national rate in the 1940s.
States where Ignatius is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.