Diego
A Spanish name with a tangled history: it is traditionally tied to Santiago, Spanish for Saint James, and also to Latin Didacus, perhaps from Greek didache, teaching.
Diego in 2025
Diego was given to 2,356 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 281st most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 1,407 babies born.
The history of Diego
Diego reached its highest point in 2006, when 8,423 babies were given the name, ranking 82nd that year.
Across the 139 years of records since 1887, 126,405 babies have been named Diego. Half of them were born before 2007, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Diego by decade
| Decade | Babies named Diego | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | 2,019 |
| 1900s | 5 | 2,777 |
| 1910s | 112 | 2,802 |
| 1920s | 197 | 2,707 |
| 1930s | 188 | 2,727 |
| 1940s | 224 | 2,671 |
| 1950s | 350 | 2,208 |
| 1960s | 633 | 1,973 |
| 1970s | 1,244 | 1,560 |
| 1980s | 3,912 | 656 |
| 1990s | 13,522 | 286 |
| 2000s | 56,156 | 82 |
| 2010s | 33,432 | 143 |
| 2020s | 16,425 | 216 |
Where Diego is heading
Diego has fallen 27% over the past decade, from 3,246 babies in 2015 to 2,356 in 2025.
Names like Diego
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Diego.