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Diego
OriginSpanish variation of James
Meaning"supplanter"
GenderBoy
US Rank#158
Top 1000
NB Rank#664
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About Diego
Variation of James
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #129 | 3,171 | 1,650.8 |
| 2015 | #125 | 3,235 | 1,687.8 |
| 2016 | #130 | 3,201 | 1,686.7 |
| 2017 | #129 | 3,101 | 1,675.4 |
| 2018 | #135 | 2,884 | 1,588 |
| 2019 | #129 | 2,988 | 1,665.4 |
| 2020 | #126 | 2,910 | 1,685.9 |
| 2021 | #126 | 2,924 | 1,671.4 |
| 2022 | #124 | 2,968 | 1,699.9 |
| 2023 | #135 | 2,746 | 1,605.3 |
| 2024 | #145 | 2,506 | 1,454.5 |
| 2025 | #158 | 2,351 | 1,376.4 |
World rankings
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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
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