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