The first name Ignacy
A boy’s name.
3 syllables Male
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 26 boys were named Ignacy, making it the 1,124th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2020, with 45 births (#723).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Ignacy with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Ignacy at birth, 1880–2025
In 2022, 9 boys born in the United States were named Ignacy, the 8,572nd most popular boys’ name that year.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Ignacy
9 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Ignacy HryniewieckiAssassin (1856–1881)
- Ignacy TokarczukCatholic archbishop (1918–2012)
- Ignacy Jakub MassalskiCatholic bishop, 1727–1794
- Ignacy HołowińskiCatholic archbishop; Polish writer and translator (1807–1855)
- Ignacy PawłowskiArchbishop, 1776–1842
- Ignatius Aphrem II123rd Syriac Orthodox Patriarch
- Ignatius Gabriel I TappouniCatholic cardinal (1879–1968)
- Ignatius Afram I Barsoum120th Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch (1887–1957)
- Robert GlińskiFilm director, born 1952
Questions
- How popular is the name Ignacy?
- In 2025, 26 boys born in England and Wales were named Ignacy, ranking 1,124th. Its peak was 2020, with 45 births.
- When was Ignacy most popular?
- 2022 in the United States, when 9 babies were named Ignacy, its highest rank at 8,572nd.