Fun Facts About the Name Igor
- 803 babies named Igor: U.S. records list 803 babies given the name Igor from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Igor Mean?
Igor is the East Slavic form of the Old Norse name Ingvarr, usually interpreted as "Ing's warrior." The first element, Ing, is the name of a Norse god; the second, varr, is commonly glossed as "warrior" or "guard," though its exact sense in this compound is not certain. The meaning is therefore a customary explanation of the Norse compound rather than a direct translation from Slavic.
Igor Name History & Origins
The name reached the East Slavs through the Varangians, Norse traders and warriors who established ruling dynasties in Kievan Rus' in the ninth and tenth centuries. Old Norse Ingvarr was adapted into East Slavic as Igor (Игорь); the same Norse name continued in Scandinavia as Ingvar. The East Slavic form is associated with Igor of Kiev, a ruler of Kievan Rus' in the early tenth century and a son of Rurik, who appears in the Rus' chronicles.
A later literary association is the twelfth-century epic The Tale of Igor's Campaign (Slovo o polku Igoreve), which concerns Prince Igor Svyatoslavich of Novgorod-Seversk. The poem's title uses the name, but this literary use is later than the name's adoption among the East Slavs.
How Popular is the Name Igor?
Igor has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1998. Its best rank was #2,452 in 1953.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,950 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2024 | #7,939 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2023 | #7,055 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2022 | #9,309 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #5,420 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2020 | #7,724 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2019 | #6,932 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2018 | #7,307 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2017 | #3,619 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 2016 | #5,646 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2015 | #5,601 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2014 | #4,600 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2013 | #4,692 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2012 | #4,924 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2011 | #5,779 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2010 | #3,852 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 2009 | #7,917 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2008 | #4,184 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 2007 | #3,540 | 30 | 0.0014% |
| 2006 | #3,468 | 30 | 0.0015% |
| 2005 | #3,654 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 2004 | #3,317 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 2003 | #4,683 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2002 | #4,234 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2001 | #3,548 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 2000 | #3,357 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 1999 | #4,222 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1998 | #2,737 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 1997 | #3,946 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1996 | #3,597 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1995 | #3,754 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1994 | #4,628 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1993 | #5,148 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1992 | #6,957 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1991 | #5,251 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1989 | #4,133 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1988 | #7,734 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #6,724 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1981 | #4,698 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1977 | #6,236 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1976 | #4,617 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1974 | #5,539 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1973 | #5,413 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1972 | #4,658 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1971 | #3,486 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1970 | #5,030 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1968 | #4,386 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1967 | #3,097 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1966 | #3,693 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1965 | #4,152 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1964 | #3,426 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1963 | #3,812 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1959 | #3,136 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1958 | #2,916 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1957 | #3,743 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1956 | #3,073 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1955 | #4,104 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1954 | #4,074 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1953 | #2,452 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1952 | #3,973 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1951 | #3,946 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Igor Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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