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Ignatius

Ignatius means “fire” (Latin origin). 2,127 US babies since 1940, peak 2025.

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What it means

“fire”

LatinWell documented

In US birth records

Peak year: 2025

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2,127 US babies were named Ignatius between 1940 and 2025.

Careers

Not enough notable people named Ignatius (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.

Name twins (peaked around 2025)