Ignatz

Boy · recorded 1884–1928

  • 1928last recorded
  • 1884best year

Most popular in 1884.

Last recorded in 1928. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Ignatz.

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Its story

Popularity since 1884

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 16 recorded years as a table
Ignatz, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
188452
191214
191320
191429
191514
191610
191715
191815
19197
192010
19229
192310
19246
19254
19277
19287

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Ignatz isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1928
8
Rank in 1928
#3,076
How rare
1 in 138,451 boys
Since 1884
158

Ignatz was last recorded in 1928. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1884, at 52 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Ignatz doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.