Diego

Spanish variation of James

"supplanter"

Diego Origin and Meaning

The name Diego is a boy's name of Spanish origin meaning "supplanter".

The energetic Diego is rising rapidly along with a lot of other authentically Spanish baby names that work perfectly well with surnames of any origin.

Possibly a derivative of Santiago, Diego is a Sevillian saint, and one notable cultural namesake is Mexican painter Diego Rivera.

Diego Rank in US Top 1000

# 145 in the US

Diego Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 723 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Diego

• 145 US 2024
• 723 Nameberry 2025
• 440 England 2024
• 84 France 2021
• 206 Germany 2016
• 11 Italy 2023
• 16 Spain 2023
• 30 Portugal 2020
• 10 Mexico 2021
• 94 Belgium 2022
• 40 switzerland 2024
• 26 Chile 2021

20 Names Similar to Diego

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Diego.

• Marco
• Giovanni
• Santiago
• Leonardo
• Antonio
• Lorenzo
• Marcus
• Erik
• Romeo
• Noel
• Nicolas
• Dominick
• Lance
• Jay
• Keith
• Carlos
• Miguel
• Zachariah
• Nickolas
• Eric

Famous People Named Diego

• Diego Alberto Milito Argentine footballer
• Saint Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin indigenous Mexican who saw visions of the Virgin Mary
• Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez Spanish painter
• Diego Maria de la Concepcion Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera (y Barrientos Acosta y Rodriguez) Mexican muralist
• Diego Forlan Uruguayan footballer
• Diego Klattenhoff Canadian actor
• Diego Armando Maradona Argentine footballer
• Diego Luna (Alexander) Mexican actor
• Diego da Silva Costa Brazilian footballer
• Diego Ribas da Cunha Brazilian footballer
• Diego Pablo Simeone Argentine footballer and manager

The name Diego in Pop Culture

• Diego main character on animated series "Go, Diego, Go!;" cousin of Dora the Explorer
• Diego de la Vega aka Zorro character in the Zorro films
• Diego the saber,toothed tiger in the Ice Age Movies
• Diego character in the movie "Sky"
• Diego Rosales character in Cassandra Clare's "The Dark Artifices" series
• Diego Armando aka Godot character in video game 'Ace Attorney'
• San Diego California, USA
• Diego Bustamante character on Mexican telenovela Rebelde
• Diego Caplan character in Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery

International Variations of the name Diego

• Diogo Portuguese