Given name & surname
Ignacio
“a fiery man; one who is ardent”
Ignacio is a variant of Ignatius. One Latin interpretation is “a fiery man; one who is ardent.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ignacio is a variant of Ignatius. One Latin interpretation is “a fiery man; one who is ardent.” Its derivation is not certain.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ignacio is a variant of Ignatius. A possible origin is Latin, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1886. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Ignacio is a variant of Ignatius. The history of Ignatius gives this family its wider story. Ignatius’s historical associations include various early saints, and more recently St Ignatius Loyola.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Ignacio through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 19,969
- 19,947 boys · 22 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 313 babies
- 2025
- 298
- #830 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +22%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 298 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 830 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 22.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 313 in 2006. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (70). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 35,092 as a first name in 2020; 6,561 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ignacio’s family of names
In Spanish usage, Ignacio has a diminutive in Nacho. Ignacio developed from Ignatius. In Spanish usage, Ignacio has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Ignazio.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Ignacio has relatives in 11 languages.
12 related names in 11 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 15
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Ignacio
- Ignacio ZocoSpanish footballer (1939–2015)
- Ignacio CamachoSpanish footballerborn 1990
- Ignatius Joseph III YonanSyrian-Catholic Patriarchborn 1944
- Ignacio ZaragozaMexican political and military leader (1829–1862)
- Ignacio Manuel AltamiranoMexican writer, journalist, teacher and politician (1834-1893)
- Ignacio EizaguirreSpanish football player and manager (1920–2013)
- Ignacio ComonfortPresident of Mexico (1812-1863)
- Ignacio AllendeMexican general (1769-1811)
- Ignacio RamonetSpanish writerborn 1943
Characters named Ignacio: Nacho Varga (Better Call Saul).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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