Igor
Boy · EE-gor · Old Norse
Igor is a boys' name of Old Norse origin, meaning “warrior of the god Ing”. In 2025 it ranked 1,473rd for boys in the UK (19 babies) and 6,799th for boys in the US (12 babies).
What does Igor mean?
Old Norse: Russian form of Old Norse Ingvar
“warrior of the god Ing”
Brought to Russia by Scandinavian Vikings; Igor of Kiev was one of the first rulers of Kievan Rus.
- Say it
- EE-gor
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Is Igor a girl's or a boy's name?
Igor is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 19 boys in the UK and 12 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Igor in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,473among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 19about 1 in 16,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling fastdown 69% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 19 boys in the UK were named Igor, making it the 1,473rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 601st. Its busiest year was 2014, with 121 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 7 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Igor than any year since 2004.
Half of all the boys named Igor in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,612th in England and Wales and 762nd in Scotland.
Igor in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | #1,473 |
| 2024 | 23 | #1,263 |
| 2023 | 30 | #1,072 |
| 2022 | 37 | #923 |
| 2021 | 48 | #781 |
| 2020 | 68 | #601 |
| 2019 | 73 | #571 |
| 2018 | 94 | #483 |
| 2017 | 94 | #483 |
| 2016 | 81 | #544 |
| 2015 | 95 | #479 |
| 2014 | 121 | #388 |
| 2013 | 117 | #395 |
| 2012 | 103 | #430 |
| 2011 | 100 | #436 |
| 2010 | 100 | #430 |
| 2009 | 92 | #450 |
| 2008 | 94 | #440 |
| 2007 | 55 | #612 |
| 2006 | 28 | #939 |
| 2005 | 20 | #1,133 |
| 2004 | 9 | #1,831 |
| 2003 | 1 | #4,616 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,170 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Igor in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,799among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 12about 1 in 140,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 12 boys in the US were named Igor, making it the 6,799th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,497th. Its busiest year was 1998, with 30 boys. It first appears in the records in 1951.
Half of all the boys named Igor in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Igor in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #6,799 |
| 2024 | 11 | #7,252 |
| 2023 | 12 | #6,892 |
| 2022 | 8 | #8,983 |
| 2021 | 17 | #5,333 |
| 2020 | 10 | #7,497 |
| 2019 | 12 | #6,772 |
| 2018 | 11 | #7,132 |
| 2017 | 30 | #3,582 |
| 2016 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2015 | 16 | #5,503 |
| 2014 | 21 | #4,534 |
| 2013 | 20 | #4,619 |
| 2012 | 19 | #4,857 |
| 2011 | 15 | #5,670 |
| 2010 | 27 | #3,811 |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,687 |
| 2008 | 24 | #4,142 |
| 2007 | 30 | #3,509 |
| 2006 | 30 | #3,449 |
| 2005 | 26 | #3,611 |
| 2004 | 29 | #3,281 |
| 2003 | 17 | #4,611 |
| 2002 | 19 | #4,182 |
| 2001 | 24 | #3,507 |
| 2000 | 25 | #3,293 |
| 1999 | 17 | #4,157 |
| 1998 | 30 | #2,708 |
| 1997 | 17 | #3,872 |
| 1996 | 19 | #3,543 |
| 1995 | 17 | #3,687 |
| 1994 | 13 | #4,531 |
| 1993 | 11 | #4,995 |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,662 |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,088 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 13 | #4,011 |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,507 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,843 |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,416 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,225 |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,099 |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,438 |
| 1971 | 9 | #3,368 |
| 1970 | 5 | #4,722 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,135 |
| 1967 | 8 | #2,984 |
| 1966 | 6 | #3,535 |
| 1965 | 5 | #3,928 |
| 1964 | 7 | #3,281 |
| 1963 | 6 | #3,645 |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 8 | #3,036 |
| 1958 | 9 | #2,816 |
| 1957 | 6 | #3,550 |
| 1956 | 8 | #2,967 |
| 1955 | 5 | #3,884 |
| 1954 | 5 | #3,825 |
| 1953 | 11 | #2,390 |
| 1952 | 5 | #3,731 |
| 1951 | 5 | #3,712 |
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