Diego

Diego

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 1999 and has been recorded in 26 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2010 with 3,084 babies (rank #23 that year). In 2024 it was given to 2,645 boys (rank #11). 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 — 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.

60,999

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

3,084

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1999	1,052	#53
2000	1,084	#53
2001	1,031	#53
2002	1,009	#53
2003	1,106	#49
2004	1,229	#47
2005	2,305	#28
2006	2,124	#35
2007	2,167	#32
2008	2,192	#32
2009	2,473	#30
2010	3,084	#23
2011	2,845	#25
2012	2,850	#24
2013	2,923	#20
2014	3,000	#18
2015	2,899	#18
2016	3,008	#16
2017	2,942	#15
2018	2,885	#16
2019	2,753	#16
2020	2,878	#12
2021	2,946	#11
2022	2,824	#11
2023	2,722	#11
2024	2,645	#11

Year

Babies

Rank

1999

1,052

#53

2000

1,084

#53

2001

1,031

#53

2002

1,009

#53

2003

1,106

#49

2004

1,229

#47

2005

2,305

#28

2006

2,124

#35

2007

2,167

#32

2008

2,192

#32

2009

2,473

#30

2010

3,084

#23

2011

2,845

#25

2012

2,850

#24

2013

2,923

#20

2014

3,000

#18

2015

2,899

#18

2016

3,008

#16

2017

2,942

#15

2018

2,885

#16

2019

2,753

#16

2020

2,878

#12

2021

2,946

#11

2022

2,824

#11

2023

2,722

#11

2024

2,645

#11

Meaning

Numerology of Diego

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Diego

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