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Ignatius
Pronounced /ɪɡˈneɪ.ʃəs/
Rank in 2024
#1,735
Born in 2024
95
Peak year
1920 · #643
Origin
Latin
1880 to 2024
UncommonIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 95 boys were named Ignatius, about 1 in every 18,056.
- It peaked in 1920 with 97 babies, ranked #643.
- It first shows up in the records in 1885.
- 3,975 boys have been named Ignatius since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Ignatius per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- <0.1Greatest1901–27
- <0.1Silent1928–45
- <0.1Boomers1946–64
- <0.1Gen X1965–80
- <0.1Millennials1981–96
- <0.1Gen Z1997–12
- <0.1Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 1,357 babies, 0.08 per 1,000. Silent: 623 babies, 0.03 per 1,000. Boomers: 366 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen X: 149 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Millennials: 122 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Gen Z: 357 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 871 babies, 0.04 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
From Latin Ignātius, variant of gens name Egnātius, altered to resemble ignis (“fire”), establishing a folk etymology meaning akin to “Fiery One”. Of uncertain origin, perhaps originally borrowed from Etruscan. It might be related to Ancient Greek ἴγνης (ígnēs, “indigene”), ἴγνητος (ígnētos), from *ἔν-γνη-τες (*én-gnē-tes), formed from έν (én) + Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to give birth, produce”), also seen in γίγνομαι (gígnomai, “to come into being”).
- A male given name from Latin; of mostly Roman Catholic or Eastern Orthodox usage in English.
- A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Saint Ignatius of Antioch (died c. 108/140 CE)
- A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Saint Ignatius of Loyola (1491–1556)
- Origin
- Latin
- Say it
- /ɪɡˈneɪ.ʃəs/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Ignatius, CC BY-SA 4.0.