Diego

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Italian

Meaning

Diego is a Spanish masculine given name. The Portuguese equivalent is Diogo. The etymology of Diego is disputed, with two major origin hypotheses: Tiago and Didacus. The name also has several patronymic derivations, listed below.

From Wikipedia

Diego first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2006 with 211 babies (rank #156 that year). In 2024 it was given to 52 boys (rank #538). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Diego

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Diego yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

2,962
Total babies (all years)
34
Years in the data
211
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
199138#480
199233#543
199339#486
199442#443
199546#448
199662#384
199755#405
199856#394
199996#265
200087#277
200188#276
2002109#233
2003145#195
2004173#175
2005188#170
2006211#156
2007166#195
2008149#217
2009111#283
201090#338
201175#380
201285#355
201362#463
201474#400
201564#458
201659#489
201775#411
201882#378
201983#380
202073#413
202165#451
202269#422
202360#479
202452#538