Igor is a boy's name of Portuguese origin meaning “army.” In 2024 it was given to 10 boys in the United States.
Igor belongs to the Portuguese tradition. Its meaning — “army” — is the sense carried by its Portuguese roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Igor first appears in Social Security records in 1951. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #2452 in 1953, and in 2024 10 babies received the name — 791 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Igor means “army” in its Portuguese roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Igor is a boy name. In 2024, 10 babies received the name in the US.
Igor comes from the Portuguese tradition.
Igor first appears in US records in 1951. Its best-ever ranking was #2452 in 1953, and 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
Igor is pronounced /ˈiːɡɔːɹ/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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