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\i.ɲa.ki\ · French
01 / Meaning & origin
Iñaki is a masculine given name documented in French, Spanish and Basque. English Wiktionary traces it to Latin Ignatius. It is a form of Ignacio, for which English Wikipedia gives the meaning “fire”.
Meaning: “fire”
Coined by Sabino Arana, from Latin Ignatius.
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03 / By the numbers
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2025 Spelling: IÑAKI
Recorded category male
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Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística · Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
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| Year | People | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15,771 | 189 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “IÑAKI” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure people. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Released 2026-04-23 · Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC-BY-4.0
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People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.
Ghanaian association football player (born 1994)
Spanish association football player
Spanish handball player
Mexican actor
Spanish football player/manager
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06 / Behind the facts
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Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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