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By Clare Green · Sep 2026

Diego

OriginSpanish variation of James
Meaning"supplanter"
GenderBoy
Also a girl's nameShow me Diego as a girl's name
US Rank#158

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About Diego

Variation of James

2 syllables.

As of September 2026, Diego ranked #158 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #56 in 2006, Nameberry popularity #609.

Popularity & trends

US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
#140#160'14'16'18'20'22'24
20142025
18802025
Data table
YearUS rankBirthsPer million
2014#1293,1711,650.8
2015#1253,2351,687.8
2016#1303,2011,686.7
2017#1293,1011,675.4
2018#1352,8841,588
2019#1292,9881,665.4
2020#1262,9101,685.9
2021#1262,9241,671.4
2022#1242,9681,699.9
2023#1352,7461,605.3
2024#1452,5061,454.5
2025#1582,3511,376.4
Popularity history from more than a century of Social Security Administration birth records. Years without a line are years the name fell below the published records.

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World rankings

#10🇲🇽 Mexico#11🇮🇹 Italy#16🇪🇸 Spain#40🇨🇭 Switzerland#158🇺🇸 US#244🔮 Future#445🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England#609🫐 Nameberry

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Famous Diegos

  • 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

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

Variations & nicknames

  • DiogoPortuguese

Diego in blog posts

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