| Rodolfo | Ignacio | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | famous wolf | Fiery |
| Origin | spanish | spanish |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | roh-DOHL-foh | eeg-NAH-syoh |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 1981 (610) | 2006 (313) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Vintage | Steady |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Rodolfo | Ignacio |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 795 | 1,530 |
| 2010s | 2,166 | 2,104 |
| 2000s | 4,595 | 2,922 |
| 1990s | 5,665 | 2,687 |
| 1980s | 5,177 | 2,204 |
| 1970s | 4,053 | 1,893 |
| 1960s | 3,100 | 1,331 |
| 1950s | 3,031 | 1,266 |
| 1940s | 1,852 | 1,153 |
| 1930s | 1,433 | 1,041 |
| 1920s | 1,507 | 1,200 |
| 1910s | 359 | 445 |
| 1900s | 40 | 105 |
| 1890s | 0 | 45 |
| 1880s | 0 | 21 |
Spanish and Italian form of Rudolph, from Germanic Hrodwulf: 'hrod' ('fame') plus 'wulf' ('wolf'), meaning 'famous wolf'. The '-olfo' ending reflects the wolf element.
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.
Rodolfo and Ignacio are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Rodolfo means famous wolf (spanish origin), while Ignacio means Fiery (spanish origin).
In US records, Rodolfo first appears in 0 and Ignacio in 0, so Rodolfo has the longer recorded history.