Meaning of the nameIgor
- Male
- Germanic origin
- I-gor
Igor is a male name that came from Russian and goes back to Old Norse Yngvarr, linked to the god Yngvi and to an element meaning 'warrior'.
Meaning
“from Yngvarr: Yngvi, the name of a god, + herr, 'army, warrior'”
Source: Wiktionary: Yngvarr · Behind the Name: Ingvar
- People (2022)
- 272,320
- Rank in Brazil
- #114
- Median age
- 23 years
- 2010 Census
- 266,629
- people
Igor in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Igor, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (103,983 people).
1,601 women 270,719 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Igor is most common
States with the highest share of people named Igor in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Minas Gerais 0.177%
- Distrito Federal 0.177%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.166%
- São Paulo 0.149%
- Goiás 0.147%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 66,327 | 0.149% |
| Minas Gerais | 36,399 | 0.177% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 26,589 | 0.166% |
| Bahia | 16,754 | 0.119% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 15,652 | 0.144% |
| Paraná | 14,889 | 0.130% |
| Goiás | 10,368 | 0.147% |
| Pernambuco | 10,222 | 0.113% |
| Santa Catarina | 10,190 | 0.134% |
| Pará | 7,353 | 0.091% |
| Ceará | 6,608 | 0.075% |
| Maranhão | 5,553 | 0.082% |
| Espírito Santo | 5,446 | 0.142% |
| Mato Grosso | 4,987 | 0.136% |
| Distrito Federal | 4,973 | 0.177% |
| Paraíba | 4,432 | 0.112% |
| Amazonas | 3,981 | 0.101% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 3,820 | 0.139% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 3,585 | 0.109% |
| Alagoas | 3,051 | 0.098% |
| Sergipe | 3,007 | 0.136% |
| Piauí | 2,717 | 0.083% |
| Rondônia | 1,879 | 0.119% |
| Tocantins | 1,568 | 0.104% |
| Amapá | 708 | 0.097% |
| Roraima | 633 | 0.099% |
| Acre | 629 | 0.076% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Igor
Wiktionary records Igor as a borrowing from Russian Ígor', which comes from Old Norse Yngvarr. Behind the Name explains Yngvarr, in the entry Ingvar, as the union of the name of the Norse god Yngvi with herr, 'army, warrior'; Wiktionary links the second part to Proto-Germanic harjaz, 'warrior'. José Pedro Machado, cited by the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), proposes another origin, through French and Russian from Greek Geórgios, and links the spread of the name to the opera Prince Igor (O Príncipe Igor). In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 272,320 people named Igor, with a median age of 23. Higor, Ygor and Hygor are variants that the dictionary also records.
It is the most common spelling in the group; José Pedro Machado, cited by the Dictionary, observes that in Brazil it is pronounced Ígor.
Other spellings of Igor
Sources
- Wiktionary: Igor · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Yngvarr · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Ingvar · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Igor · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Igor · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Igor
What does the name Igor mean?
Igor means “from Yngvarr: Yngvi, the name of a god, + herr, 'army, warrior'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Igor in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 272,320 people with the first name Igor, which ranks it number 114 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Igor a boy's or a girl's name?
Igor is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 1,601 women and 270,719 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Igor?
Igor is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Igor most common?
Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.177% of the state's population is named Igor (36,399 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Igor?
Higor, Ygor and Hygor. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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