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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2015 with 107 babies (rank #397 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. 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.

1,055

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

107

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

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	7	#1,639
1997	10	#1,278
1998	6	#1,878
1999	15	#986
2000	18	#888
2001	13	#1,150
2002	19	#923
2003	36	#620
2004	38	#642
2005	53	#513
2006	49	#593
2007	78	#442
2008	77	#463
2009	53	#610
2010	71	#497
2011	70	#510
2012	77	#493
2013	74	#504
2014	94	#432
2015	107	#397
2016	90	#452