| Ignatius | Aurelius | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Fiery | golden |
| Origin | latin | latin |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | ig-NAY-shəs | aw-REEL-ee-us |
| Syllables | 3 | 4 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2025 (100) | 2025 (230) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Rising | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Ignatius | Aurelius |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 533 | 876 |
| 2010s | 563 | 454 |
| 2000s | 199 | 164 |
| 1990s | 91 | 27 |
| 1980s | 64 | 35 |
| 1970s | 85 | 43 |
| 1960s | 154 | 23 |
| 1950s | 200 | 5 |
| 1940s | 238 | 13 |
| 1930s | 344 | 20 |
| 1920s | 737 | 59 |
| 1910s | 642 | 45 |
| 1900s | 106 | 0 |
| 1890s | 87 | 0 |
| 1880s | 32 | 0 |
Roman/late-Latin name popularly associated with Latin 'ignis' ('fire'), giving the sense 'fiery, ardent'. The link is disputed: the name may actually derive from the Etruscan family name Egnatius, with the fire meaning being a long-standing folk etymology.
Roman family name from Latin 'aureus' ('golden'), ultimately from 'aurum' (gold). Borne by the emperor Marcus Aurelius; a literal 'golden' meaning.
Ignatius and Aurelius are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Ignatius means Fiery (latin origin), while Aurelius means golden (latin origin).
In US records, Ignatius first appears in 0 and Aurelius in 0, so Ignatius has the longer recorded history.