Ignacio

eeg-NAH-see-o

Spanish

"fiery"

Ignacio Origin and Meaning

The name Ignacio is a boy's name of Spanish origin meaning "fiery".

Ignacio, like Horacio, makes its gray-bearded English equivalent name sound positively dashing. While the Ig- beginning summons up such associations as ignoble and ignorant, the era for Ignacio and Ignatius and Iggy may be nigh.

Ignacio Rank in US Top 1000

# 879 in the US

Ignacio Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1090 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Ignacio

• 879 US 2023
• 1090 Nameberry 2025
• 16 Unique 2020
• 95 Spain 2023
• 351 Mexico 2021
• 20 Argentina 2021
• 37 Chile 2021

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Famous People Named Ignacio

• Ignacio Allende Spanish Army captain in Mexico
• Ignacio Scocco Argentinian footballer
• Ignacio Camacho Spanish footballer
• Ignacio "Nacho" Figueras Argentinian polo player
• Ignacio Peña Puerto Rican musician
• Ignacio Hernando de Larramendi y Montiano Spanish businessman
• Ignacio Pío Juan Hidalgo de Cisneros Spanish Civil War commander
• Ignacio Baleztena Ascárate Spanish folklorist
• Ignacio López Tarso Mexican actor
• Ignacio Martín Baró, Spanish Jesuit scholar

The name Ignacio in Pop Culture

• Brother Ignacio character in "Nacho Libre" played by Jack Black
• Ignacio Alonzo Julio Federico de Tito "Tito," Chihuahua in Disney movie "Oliver & Company"
• Ignacio Perez Main character in 2004 movie "Bad Education" directed by Pedro Almodóvar

International Variations of the name Ignacio

• Nacho Spanish
• Egnacio Spanish
• Ingnacio Spanish
• Ignasio Spanish
• Ignasi Spanish
• Ygnocio Spanish
• Ygnasio Spanish
• Ignatio Spanish
• Nas Spanish
• Hignacio Spanish
• Ignacius Spanish
• Ignazio Spanish
• Ignocio Spanish