| Ignacio | Rodolfo | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Fiery | famous wolf |
| Origin | spanish | spanish |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | eeg-NAH-syoh | roh-DOHL-foh |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2006 (313) | 1981 (610) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Steady | Vintage |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Ignacio | Rodolfo |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 1,530 | 795 |
| 2010s | 2,104 | 2,166 |
| 2000s | 2,922 | 4,595 |
| 1990s | 2,687 | 5,665 |
| 1980s | 2,204 | 5,177 |
| 1970s | 1,893 | 4,053 |
| 1960s | 1,331 | 3,100 |
| 1950s | 1,266 | 3,031 |
| 1940s | 1,153 | 1,852 |
| 1930s | 1,041 | 1,433 |
| 1920s | 1,200 | 1,507 |
| 1910s | 445 | 359 |
| 1900s | 105 | 40 |
| 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.
Spanish and Italian form of Rudolph, from Germanic Hrodwulf: 'hrod' ('fame') plus 'wulf' ('wolf'), meaning 'famous wolf'. The '-olfo' ending reflects the wolf element.
Ignacio and Rodolfo are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Ignacio means Fiery (spanish origin), while Rodolfo means famous wolf (spanish origin).
In US records, Ignacio first appears in 0 and Rodolfo in 0, so Ignacio has the longer recorded history.