Masculine dossier · first seen 1885

Ignatius

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Ignatius
Creator: Social Security Administration

Rising Gaining cultural share

Peak era

1920

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Greatest Generation

1885Peak 19202024

Peak year

1920

Decline from peak

2.1%

2024

All-time

3,975

Ignatius is accumulating new signal in the present tense. Whether it is a revival or a fresh adoption curve, the name is moving from background noise toward cultural visibility again.

Your name peaked in 1920, when 97 boys were named Ignatius.

In 2024, only 95 boys were given the name.

All told, about 3,975 Americans have been named Ignatius and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1885.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryGaining cultural share

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