| Adolfo | Ignacio | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | noble wolf | Fiery |
| Origin | spanish | spanish |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | ah-DOHL-foh | eeg-NAH-syoh |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2003 (505) | 2006 (313) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Declining | Steady |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Adolfo | Ignacio |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 546 | 1,530 |
| 2010s | 1,430 | 2,104 |
| 2000s | 3,912 | 2,922 |
| 1990s | 2,746 | 2,687 |
| 1980s | 1,653 | 2,204 |
| 1970s | 1,332 | 1,893 |
| 1960s | 1,176 | 1,331 |
| 1950s | 908 | 1,266 |
| 1940s | 762 | 1,153 |
| 1930s | 675 | 1,041 |
| 1920s | 707 | 1,200 |
| 1910s | 245 | 445 |
| 1900s | 48 | 105 |
| 1890s | 36 | 45 |
| 1880s | 19 | 21 |
Spanish and Italian form of Adolf, from Germanic Athalwolf: 'athal' ('noble') plus 'wulf' ('wolf'), meaning 'noble wolf'. The wolf element is preserved in '-olfo'.
Spanish form of Ignatius, traditionally linked to Latin 'ignis' ('fire'). As with Ignatius the fire sense is a popular etymology; an Etruscan Egnatius origin is also proposed.
Adolfo and Ignacio are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Adolfo means noble wolf (spanish origin), while Ignacio means Fiery (spanish origin).
In US records, Adolfo first appears in 0 and Ignacio in 0, so Adolfo has the longer recorded history.