| Ignacio | Alvaro | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Fiery | All-guard |
| Origin | spanish | Spanish |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | eeg-NAH-syoh | AHL-vah-roh |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| First appeared | 0 | 1914 |
| Peak year | 2006 (313) | 2000 (441) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 328 |
| Trend | Steady | Steady |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Ignacio | Alvaro |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 1,530 | 1,897 |
| 2010s | 2,104 | 2,575 |
| 2000s | 2,922 | 3,910 |
| 1990s | 2,687 | 3,355 |
| 1980s | 2,204 | 2,422 |
| 1970s | 1,893 | 1,202 |
| 1960s | 1,331 | 658 |
| 1950s | 1,266 | 499 |
| 1940s | 1,153 | 270 |
| 1930s | 1,041 | 232 |
| 1920s | 1,200 | 259 |
| 1910s | 445 | 78 |
| 1900s | 105 | 0 |
| 1890s | 45 | 0 |
| 1880s | 21 | 0 |
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.
Álvaro comes from a Germanic name meaning “all-guard” or “elf warrior.”
Alvaro is more popular than Ignacio today: about 328 US babies were given the name Alvaro in 2025, compared with 0 named Ignacio.
Ignacio means Fiery (spanish origin), while Alvaro means All-guard (Spanish origin).
In US records, Ignacio first appears in 0 and Alvaro in 1914, so Ignacio has the longer recorded history.