Diego

Meaning and origin of Diego

Popularity of Diego in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2018.
• Over recent years, Diego has been stable (−2.7% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Diego every 5.2 schools, all spellings combined.

Diego in English-speaking countries

Diego ranks 141^st in United States, against 117^th in France.

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  141^st boys’ name7,609 babies in 3 years1 boy in 676−2.1% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  437^th boys’ name22 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,024

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  500^th boys’ name68 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,499−5.5% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  389^th boys’ name27 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,660

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  456^th boys’ name21 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,854

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  444^th boys’ name267 babies in 3 years1 boy in 3,095+1.7% a year

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Northern Ireland and New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Diego and Diégo are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Diégo95
• Dyego (in French)20

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Diego

• Miguel
• Adan
• Matias
• David
• Daniel
• Djibril
• Ilyes
• Ayoub
• Abel
• Noam
• Adem
• Moussa

See also

• →French names of Hebrew origin