# Igor (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/igor/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Russian |
| Meaning | “army” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈiːɡɔːɹ/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 804 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 804 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 1,349, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Transliterated from Russian И́горь (Ígorʹ), a Varangian name derived from Old Norse Yngvarr, Ingvarr, from Yngvi (name of a god) + herr (“army”). Doublet of Ivor, Ihar, and Ihor.

## What it means

Igor is grouped under warrior.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 15 | 5,781 |
| 2012 | 19 | 4,925 |
| 2013 | 20 | 4,694 |
| 2014 | 21 | 4,601 |
| 2015 | 16 | 5,602 |
| 2016 | 16 | 5,648 |
| 2017 | 30 | 3,619 |
| 2018 | 11 | 7,312 |
| 2019 | 12 | 6,935 |
| 2020 | 10 | 7,725 |
| 2021 | 17 | 5,422 |
| 2022 | 8 | 9,314 |
| 2023 | 12 | 7,061 |
| 2024 | 11 | 7,439 |
| 2025 | 12 | 6,950 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 85 | 444 |
| 2012 | 84 | 469 |
| 2013 | 98 | 412 |
| 2014 | 102 | 397 |
| 2015 | 85 | 472 |
| 2016 | 74 | 525 |
| 2017 | 87 | 469 |
| 2018 | 79 | 497 |
| 2019 | 68 | 552 |
| 2020 | 59 | 601 |
| 2021 | 44 | 761 |
| 2022 | 33 | 925 |
| 2023 | 28 | 1,042 |
| 2024 | 23 | 1,199 |
| 2025 | 16 | 1,613 |

## In other languages

- Chinese: 伊戈爾 /伊戈尔
- Czech: Igor
- French: Igor
- Greek: Ίγκορ
- Italian: Igor
- Latin: Inguarus
- Latvian: Igors
- Polish: Igor
- Portuguese: Igor, Ígor
- Russian: И́горь
- Slovak: Igor
- Spanish: Igor
- Swedish: Igor
- Ukrainian: І́гор

## People named Igor

- Igor Sikorsky, American aviation pioneer from Russian Empire (1889–1972)
- Igor Dodon, 5th President of Moldova from 2016 until 2020
- Igor Tudor, Croatian association football player and manager
- Igor Cvitanović, Croatian association football player
- Igor Thiago, Brazilian footballer (born 2001)
- Igor Smirnov, first President of Transnistria
- Igor Jovićević, Croatian association football player
- Igor Matanović, Croatian association football player
- Igor Štimac, Croatian footballer
- Igor Bišćan, Croatian association football manager
- Igor Vori, Croatian handball player
- Igor Jesus, Brazilian footballer

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.