Diego
Notable people with the given name Diego include:
Meaning & Origin of Diego
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Notable people with the given name Diego include:
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The Story of Diego
Diego first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1887, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 8,403 Diegos were born — ranking #56 that year. As of 2026, Diego ranks #142 for baby boys with 2,508 births, gradually falling (-10%). In total, more than 129K Diegos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Diego
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Diego (footballer) , a variety of association football players
- Diego de Oviedo , 10th-century Asturian prelate
- Diego de León , 12th-century Leonese prelate
- Diego de Ourense , 12th-century Galician prelate
- Diego de Asturias , 16th-century Spanish Royal heir who died at age 7
- Diego Abatantuono , Italian actor and screenwriter
- Diego Agüero (born 1984), Paraguayan footballer
- Diego de Almagro , Spanish conquistador
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Names that sound like Diego
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About the name Diego
Diego is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1887 and has accumulated 129K births in the dataset. Diego's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #56. Use the chart and map above to compare Diego's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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