Diego

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

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 1924 and has been recorded in 96 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2000 with 3,052 babies (rank #11 that year). In 2024 it was given to 635 boys (rank #14). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Diego

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

4Destiny numberThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
2Soul urgeThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
11PersonalityThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

155,468

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

3,052

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Diego

Diego Maradonaassociation football player · b. 1960
Diego Velázquezvisual artist · b. 1599
Diego Forlántennis player · b. 1979
Diego Riverawatercolorist · b. 1886
Diego Godínassociation football player · b. 1986

More popular boys' names

Names ranked near Diego in 2024

Other boys' names starting with D

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1924	344	#45
1930	301	#40
1931	301	#40
1932	301	#40
1933	301	#40
1934	301	#39
1935	301	#39
1936	301	#39
1937	301	#39
1938	301	#39
1939	300	#40
1940	688	#42
1941	688	#42
1942	687	#42
1943	687	#42
1944	687	#42
1945	687	#42
1946	687	#42
1947	687	#42
1948	687	#42
1949	687	#42
1950	1,014	#42
1951	1,014	#42
1952	1,014	#42
1953	1,013	#42
1954	1,013	#42
1955	1,013	#42
1956	1,013	#42
1957	1,013	#42
1958	1,013	#42
1959	1,013	#42
1960	1,241	#48
1961	1,241	#48
1962	1,241	#48
1963	1,241	#48
1964	1,241	#48
1965	1,241	#48
1966	1,240	#48
1967	1,240	#48
1968	1,240	#48
1969	1,240	#48
1970	1,879	#42
1971	1,879	#42
1972	1,879	#42
1973	1,879	#42
1974	1,879	#42
1975	1,879	#42
1976	1,879	#42
1977	1,878	#42
1978	1,878	#42
1979	1,878	#42
1980	2,147	#31
1981	2,147	#31
1982	2,147	#31
1983	2,147	#31
1984	2,146	#31
1985	2,146	#31
1986	2,146	#31
1987	2,146	#31
1988	2,146	#31
1989	2,146	#31
1990	2,147	#19
1991	2,147	#19
1992	2,147	#19
1993	2,147	#19
1994	2,147	#19
1995	2,146	#19
1996	2,146	#19
1997	2,146	#19
1998	2,146	#19
1999	2,146	#19
2000	3,052	#11
2001	3,052	#11
2002	3,052	#11
2003	3,051	#11
2004	3,051	#11
2005	3,051	#11
2006	3,051	#11
2007	3,051	#11
2008	3,051	#11
2009	3,051	#11
2010	2,730	#10
2011	2,730	#10
2012	2,730	#10
2013	2,730	#10
2014	2,730	#10
2015	2,730	#10
2016	2,730	#10
2017	2,730	#10
2018	2,730	#10
2019	2,730	#10
2020	635	#14
2021	635	#14
2022	635	#14
2023	635	#14
2024	635	#14