Igor

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Igor: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Igor: Recorded since 1958, it reached #170 in 2011, and it stood at #829 in 2025.

4registrars recorded it
115times a registrar ranked it
68years from first to last
#170highest recorded position
22groupings it qualifies for

Region

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#2863
1998	#2074
2000	#2501
2001	#3134
2002	#2254
2004	#1732
2005	#1047
2006	#885
2007	#631
2008	#405
2009	#448
2010	#422
2011	#444
2012	#469
2013	#412
2014	#397
2015	#472
2016	#525
2017	#469
2018	#497
2019	#552
2020	#601
2021	#761
2022	#925
2023	#1042
2024	#1199

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 61 of the 66 years from 1958 to 2023.

In 2023: #461 among boys in Norway, #770 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #1042 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1958–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1958
First recorded at #421 among boys in Norway in 1958 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded2006–2025
Highest recorded position: #170 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2011 (recorded 2006–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys

Igor appears in 4 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is Norway · Boys, which has ranked it in 61 years beginning in 1958, and has registered 607 births with the name.

Igor across 4 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Igor's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Norway · Boys	#421 (1958)	#231 (1986)	#461 (2023)	61 of 66	607 (1958–2023)	26 (1986)
England and Wales · Boys	#2863 (1996)	#397 (2014)	#1199 (2024)	26 of 29	1,333 (1996–2024)	102 (2014)
Republic of Ireland · Boys	#384 (2006)	#170 (2011)	#829 (2025)	19 of 20	279 (2006–2025)	40 (2011)
Northern Ireland · Boys	#315 (2007)	#244 (2013)	#365 (2018)	9 of 12	44 (2007–2018)	7 (2012)

Igor by decade in Norway · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Igor in Norway · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1950s	5	1 of 10	5
1960s	65	9 of 10	7
1970s	128	10 of 10	13
1980sbusiest	158	10 of 10	16
1990s	74	9 of 10	8
2000s	71	9 of 10	8
2010s	88	10 of 10	9
2020s	18	3 of 10	6

Across Norway · Boys, the 1980s were its busiest decade, averaging 16 births a year.

See the names Norwayhas recorded the most births with →

Igor appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1958 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #170 in Republic of Ireland in 2011.

Igor's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#1199	23	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#1042	28	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#925	33	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#761	44	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#601	59	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#552	68	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#497	79	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#469	87	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#525	74	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#472	85	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#397	102	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#412	98	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#469	84	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#444	85	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#422	89	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#448	82	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#405	91	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#631	46	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#885	27	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#1047	20	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#1732	9	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#2254	5	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#3134	3	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#2501	4	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#2074	5	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#2863	3	High	Verified
2018	Northern Ireland	male	#365	4	High	Verified
2016	Northern Ireland	male	#421	3	High	Verified
2015	Northern Ireland	male	#342	4	High	Verified
2014	Northern Ireland	male	#346	4	High	Verified
2013	Northern Ireland	male	#244	7	High	Verified
2012	Northern Ireland	male	#247	7	High	Verified
2010	Northern Ireland	male	#303	5	High	Verified
2009	Northern Ireland	male	#262	6	High	Verified
2007	Northern Ireland	male	#315	4	High	Verified
2023	Norway	male	#461	5	High	Verified
2021	Norway	male	#341	9	High	Verified
2020	Norway	male	#454	4	High	Verified
2019	Norway	male	#377	8	High	Verified
2018	Norway	male	#514	4	High	Verified
2017	Norway	male	#450	6	High	Verified
2016	Norway	male	#410	8	High	Verified
2015	Norway	male	#457	6	High	Verified
2014	Norway	male	#334	12	High	Verified
2013	Norway	male	#376	10	High	Verified
2012	Norway	male	#386	9	High	Verified
2011	Norway	male	#361	10	High	Verified
2010	Norway	male	#297	15	High	Verified
2009	Norway	male	#365	11	High	Verified
2008	Norway	male	#422	8	High	Verified
2007	Norway	male	#419	8	High	Verified
2006	Norway	male	#428	7	High	Verified
2005	Norway	male	#342	10	High	Verified
2004	Norway	male	#305	12	High	Verified
2003	Norway	male	#428	7	High	Verified
2002	Norway	male	#523	4	High	Verified
2000	Norway	male	#548	4	High	Verified
1999	Norway	male	#334	11	High	Verified
1998	Norway	male	#561	4	High	Verified
1996	Norway	male	#518	5	High	Verified
1995	Norway	male	#418	8	High	Verified
1994	Norway	male	#482	6	High	Verified
1993	Norway	male	#507	6	High	Verified
1992	Norway	male	#426	8	High	Verified
1991	Norway	male	#332	13	High	Verified
1990	Norway	male	#352	13	High	Verified
1989	Norway	male	#355	13	High	Verified
1988	Norway	male	#281	17	High	Verified
1987	Norway	male	#308	15	High	Verified
1986	Norway	male	#231	26	High	Verified
1985	Norway	male	#375	12	High	Verified
1984	Norway	male	#330	14	High	Verified
1983	Norway	male	#349	13	High	Verified
1982	Norway	male	#286	17	High	Verified
1981	Norway	male	#375	11	High	Verified
1980	Norway	male	#258	20	High	Verified
1979	Norway	male	#258	19	High	Verified
1978	Norway	male	#277	17	High	Verified
1977	Norway	male	#331	13	High	Verified
1976	Norway	male	#359	12	High	Verified
1975	Norway	male	#305	14	High	Verified
1974	Norway	male	#320	14	High	Verified
1973	Norway	male	#312	14	High	Verified
1972	Norway	male	#594	4	High	Verified
1971	Norway	male	#308	14	High	Verified
1970	Norway	male	#456	7	High	Verified
1969	Norway	male	#380	9	High	Verified
1968	Norway	male	#283	14	High	Verified
1967	Norway	male	#366	9	High	Verified
1966	Norway	male	#529	4	High	Verified
1965	Norway	male	#380	8	High	Verified
1964	Norway	male	#397	8	High	Verified
1963	Norway	male	#505	4	High	Verified
1962	Norway	male	#451	5	High	Verified
1960	Norway	male	#476	4	High	Verified
1958	Norway	male	#421	5	High	Verified
2025	Republic of Ireland	male	#829	3	High	Verified
2023	Republic of Ireland	male	#770	3	High	Verified
2022	Republic of Ireland	male	#509	6	High	Verified
2021	Republic of Ireland	male	#414	8	High	Verified
2020	Republic of Ireland	male	#459	7	High	Verified
2019	Republic of Ireland	male	#564	5	High	Verified
2018	Republic of Ireland	male	#435	8	High	Verified
2017	Republic of Ireland	male	#296	15	High	Verified
2016	Republic of Ireland	male	#448	7	High	Verified
2015	Republic of Ireland	male	#308	14	High	Verified
2014	Republic of Ireland	male	#252	21	High	Verified
2013	Republic of Ireland	male	#245	22	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	male	#227	25	High	Verified
2011	Republic of Ireland	male	#170	40	High	Verified
2010	Republic of Ireland	male	#234	23	High	Verified
2009	Republic of Ireland	male	#196	30	High	Verified
2008	Republic of Ireland	male	#219	24	High	Verified
2007	Republic of Ireland	male	#299	12	High	Verified
2006	Republic of Ireland	male	#384	6	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Norway hub — collected by Statistics Norway (SSB)
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 4 registrars between 1958 and 2025, ranked in 65 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #170, first reached in 2011.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 102 births, registered in England and Wales in 2014.

Its record falls into 4 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 1 year.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1996, and 49 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

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Ihsan · #848, 29y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 4 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Rene · #175, 68y
Serena · #159, 61y
Annika · #157, 66y
Ewa · #157, 68y

Also first recorded in the 1950s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1950 and 1959.

Renata · #169, 59y
Silvia · #169, 66y
Åsne · #172, 68y
Dorota · #172, 51y

Igor was ranked #170 in Republic of Ireland · Boys in 2011. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Igor and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Igor without appearing here.

Igor moved ahead of

Arne Compare
In 2004 they stood at #3134 and #2587 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2005 that had become #1047 and #3849.
Kristoffer Compare
In 2004 they stood at #3134 and #2587 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2005 that had become #1047 and #3208.
Jade Compare
In 2003 they stood at #3134 and #2220 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2004 that had become #1732 and #3651.
Malin Compare
In 2003 they stood at #3134 and #3134 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2004 that had become #1732 and #3651.

Moved ahead of Igor

Mathias Compare
In 2022 they stood at #509 and #779 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2023 that had become #770 and #396.
Sebastian Compare
In 1971 they stood at #308 and #347 in Norway · Boys; by 1972 that had become #594 and #226.
Liam Compare
In 1999 they stood at #334 and #340 in Norway · Boys; by 2000 that had become #548 and #235.
Alfred Compare
In 2022 they stood at #509 and #657 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2023 that had become #770 and #472.

Moved the opposite way to Igor

Sander Compare
Between 1968 and 2023 in Norway · Boys, Igor went from #283 to #461 while Sander went from #555 to #31.
Sebastian Compare
Between 1968 and 2023 in Norway · Boys, Igor went from #283 to #461 while Sebastian went from #415 to #47.
Kasper Compare
Between 1973 and 2023 in Norway · Boys, Igor went from #312 to #461 while Kasper went from #549 to #17.
Luca Compare
Between 1973 and 2023 in Norway · Boys, Igor went from #312 to #461 while Luca went from #603 to #64.

Moved the same way as Igor

Albie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Igor went from #2863 to #1199 and Albie from #853 to #19.
Alfie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Igor went from #2863 to #1199 and Alfie from #119 to #16.
Alfred Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Igor went from #2863 to #1199 and Alfred from #218 to #81.
Archie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Igor went from #2863 to #1199 and Archie from #192 to #10.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1958 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #170 in Republic of Ireland in 2011. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Igor

Igor at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Igor across 4 official records

Igor by decade in Norway · Boys

Igor appears in

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Igor across 4 official records

Igor by decade in Norway · Boys

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