Boy’s name · Italian, Latin

Ignazio

How to say it: een-YAHT-syoh · /iˈnjɑtsjoʊ/

Italian form of Latin Ignatius, possibly meaning 'fiery' - borne by saints and long used in Sicily and Italy.

Ignazio was the 757th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 6 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1910s, its births are up about 27% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #636 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#757for boys in 2025
1 in 10,905US babies
6born in 2025
#636projected for 2030
1910sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Ignazio
Rank among boys’ names, 2025#757
Babies born in 20256
Share of births1 in 10,905
Peak decade1910s
Change over 10 years+27%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#636
In France, 2025#2,436 among boys’ names, 0 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Ignazio peaked in the 1910s and is less common today.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 24 per million births, 1910s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Iggy
  • Nazio
  • Zio

Honouring a Ignazio in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Ignazio is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, Italian.

In France: #2,436 for boys in 2025.

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