Diego

#14,942 for girls in 2025, 5 births · #158 for boys in 2025, 2,351 births
Given to boys 99.8% of the time

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Peak · boys
2006 · 8,403 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
10 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
126,160
since 1887

Diego over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202009peak #56, 2006boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#14,9425#1582,351
2024—#1452,511
2023#13,4626#1352,747
2022—#1242,970
2021—#1262,925
2020—#1262,910
2019#15,5395#1292,990
2018#13,7936#1352,884
2017#12,7137#1293,102
2016#12,8767#1303,201
2015#10,8669#1253,237
2014#16,5135#1293,171
2013—#1302,921
2012—#1103,337
2011#13,3477#993,824
2010—#864,719
2009#12,4298#765,414
2008#13,8327#696,572
2007#6,55220#588,216
2006#6,35620#568,403
2005#10,12810#626,942
2004#6,21619#735,876
2003#7,99813#835,121
2002#11,1088#983,979
2001#9,35110#1392,833
2000—#1472,685
1999#9,4799#1492,416
1998#14,1225#1871,807
1997—#1861,785
1996#11,8076#2181,380
1995#10,5147#2281,298
1994#8,8049#2371,260
1993#8,05210#299914
1992#11,7386#301890
1991#13,1475#295879
1990#11,4096#307830
1989—#315759
1988#11,7985#348596
1987#11,3255#368525
1986—#417421
1985—#467343
1984—#473317
1983—#509275
1982—#527262
1981—#586211
1980—#628193
1979—#722144
1978—#721136
1977—#686152
1976—#760119
1975—#684145
1974—#712133
1973—#766108
1972—#788103
1971—#799101
1970—#800103
1969—#84682
1968—#96857
1967—#87567
1966—#81979
1965—#89767
1964—#94565
1963—#98459
1962—#1,03854
1961—#1,02858
1960—#1,16745
1959—#1,06852
1958—#96262
1957—#1,19942
1956—#1,51127
1955—#1,31333
1954—#1,31133
1953—#1,37830
1952—#1,74919
1951—#1,64321
1950—#1,28931
1949—#1,29731
1948—#1,65620
1947—#1,36329
1946—#1,64219
1945—#1,77215
1944—#1,43822
1943—#1,48622
1942—#1,29829
1941—#1,41123
1940—#1,89414
1939—#1,87914
1938—#1,52120
1937—#1,57619
1936—#1,72316
1935—#1,39024
1934—#1,55120
1933—#1,36124
1932—#1,65119
1931—#1,77017
1930—#1,96415
1929—#1,37827
1928—#1,64721
1927—#1,74820
1926—#1,46625
1925—#2,19314
1924—#1,38029
1923—#1,94117
1922—#2,34713
1921—#1,98017
1920—#2,23114
1919—#1,69520
1918—#2,26013
1917—#2,7329
1916—#1,69818
1915—#2,45810
1914—#2,2719
1913—#1,9459
1912—#1,7469
1911—#1,3877
1910—#1,1938
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First appearance
1887

The first year at least five boys were named Diego! It came in at #921, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1887–1909, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Diego is popular in 2009

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Diego, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Diego, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Diego, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Diego, so not publishedNHWashington: #80 for boys · 111 births · 1 in 333 boysWAIdaho: #101 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 351 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Diego, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Diego, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #216 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,007 boysMNIllinois: #60 for boys · 292 births · 1 in 248 boysILWisconsin: #184 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 820 boysWIMichigan: #256 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 1,371 boysMINew York: #140 for boys · 150 births · 1 in 718 boysNYMassachusetts: #174 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 913 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Diego, so not publishedRIOregon: #74 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 272 boysORNevada: #39 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 169 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Diego, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Diego, so not publishedSDIowa: #288 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,319 boysIAIndiana: #162 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 680 boysINOhio: #332 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 2,021 boysOHPennsylvania: #262 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 1,553 boysPANew Jersey: #103 for boys · 96 births · 1 in 465 boysNJConnecticut: #146 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 665 boysCTCalifornia: #24 for boys · 1,749 births · 1 in 138 boysCAUtah: #134 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 500 boysUTColorado: #58 for boys · 124 births · 1 in 232 boysCONebraska: #180 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 648 boysNEMissouri: #230 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,154 boysMOKentucky: #218 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,065 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Diego, so not publishedWVVirginia: #116 for boys · 82 births · 1 in 514 boysVAMaryland: #132 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 564 boysMDDelaware: #185 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 755 boysDEArizona: #45 for boys · 209 births · 1 in 191 boysAZNew Mexico: #18 for boys · 97 births · 1 in 109 boysNMKansas: #123 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 453 boysKSArkansas: #175 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 715 boysARTennessee: #172 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 741 boysTNNorth Carolina: #107 for boys · 115 births · 1 in 468 boysNCSouth Carolina: #182 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 835 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #42 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 152 boysDCOklahoma: #160 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 596 boysOKLouisiana: #253 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,192 boysLAMississippi: #475 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,484 boysMSAlabama: #147 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 619 boysALGeorgia: #107 for boys · 130 births · 1 in 454 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Diego, so not publishedHITexas: #29 for boys · 1,123 births · 1 in 166 boysTXFlorida: #105 for boys · 206 births · 1 in 463 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Mexico#18 · 1 in 109
  2. California#24 · 1 in 138
  3. Texas#29 · 1 in 166
  4. Nevada#39 · 1 in 169
  5. District of Columbia#42 · 1 in 152

Best ever in a state: #7 in New Mexico, 2006.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#18971 in 109
California#241,7491 in 138
Texas#291,1231 in 166
Nevada#39851 in 169
District of Columbia#42281 in 152
Arizona#452091 in 191
Colorado#581241 in 232
Illinois#602921 in 248
Oregon#74711 in 272
Washington#801111 in 333
Idaho#101251 in 351
New Jersey#103961 in 465
Florida#1052061 in 463
Georgia#1071301 in 454
North Carolina#1071151 in 468
Virginia#116821 in 514
Kansas#123371 in 453
Maryland#132511 in 564
Utah#134461 in 500
New York#1401501 in 718
Connecticut#146231 in 665
Alabama#147391 in 619
Oklahoma#160361 in 596
Indiana#162551 in 680
Tennessee#172491 in 741
Massachusetts#174341 in 913
Arkansas#175211 in 715
Nebraska#180161 in 648
South Carolina#182261 in 835
Wisconsin#184351 in 820
Delaware#18551 in 755
Minnesota#216291 in 1,007
Kentucky#218221 in 1,065
Missouri#230291 in 1,154
Louisiana#253211 in 1,192
Michigan#256361 in 1,371
Pennsylvania#262401 in 1,553
Iowa#288121 in 1,319
Ohio#332311 in 2,021
Mississippi#47561 in 2,484
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Diego
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 13 spots since 2024 (#145 → #158)
  • 32 spots since 2020 (#126 → #158)
  • 33 spots since 2015 (#125 → #158)
  • Biggest jump: 237 spots in 1958 (#1,199 → #962)
  • Biggest drop: 106 spots in 1959 (#962 → #1,068)
Rise & fade · boys
119 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1887
  • Peaked 2006 at #56 (8,403 births)
  • Births halved by 2011, 5 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 10 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 10 yrs · run 2002–2011
  • Top 1,000: 65 yrs · run 1963–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 245
  • Highest: 1 in 245 boys born in 2006 were named Diego (0.41%)
  • Latest: 1 in 727 boys born in 2025 (0.14%)
Era · boys
The 2000s
  • 44.4% of all boys named Diego (56,041) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s5#921 (1887)#921
1890s0——
1900s5#1,130 (1903)#1,130
1910s112#1,193 (1910)#1,939
1920s197#1,378 (1929)#1,831
1930s188#1,361 (1933)#1,639
1940s224#1,297 (1949)#1,526
1950s350#962 (1958)#1,342
1960s633#819 (1966)#957
1970s1,244#684 (1975)#744
1980s3,902#315 (1989)#464
1990s13,459#149 (1999)#241
2000s56,041#56 (2006)#86
2010s33,386#86 (2010)#120
2020s16,414#124 (2022)#136

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Diego in 2009

girls
#12,429
8 births · 1 in 229,639 girls
boys
#76
5,414 births · 1 in 366 boys

Top girls' names in 2009

  1. #1Isabella22,321
  2. #2Emma17,910
  3. #3Olivia17,444
  4. #4Sophia16,951
  5. #5Ava15,877
  6. #6Emily15,366
  7. #7Madison15,257
  8. #8Abigail14,401
  9. #9Chloe11,922
  10. #10Mia11,438
  11. #12,429Diego8

Top boys' names in 2009

  1. #1Jacob21,204
  2. #2Ethan19,858
  3. #3Michael18,964
  4. #4Alexander18,254
  5. #5William17,937
  6. #6Joshua17,671
  7. #7Daniel17,564
  8. #8Jayden17,316
  9. #9Noah17,262
  10. #10Christopher16,368
  11. #76Diego5,414
More about 2009

girls

1,837,114 girls got a published name in 2009; 1 in 229,639 of them was named Diego, which outranked 38.5% of the 20,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Diego
  1. #11,459Zyair9
  2. #11,459Zynasia9
  3. #11,459Zyrihanna9
  4. #12,429Diego8
  5. #12,429Aaleeyah8
  6. #12,429Aalina8
  7. #12,429Aamiya8
  8. #13,704Aadyn7
  9. #13,704Aahna7
  10. #13,704Aairah7

Tied with 1,274 names at #12,429; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2008
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,137Taraji#5,013 → #876
  2. ↑ 2,107Bristol#2,773 → #666
  3. ↑ 836Analia#1,167 → #331
  4. ↑ 773Harlow#1,677 → #904
  5. ↑ 610Maliah#1,405 → #795
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,450Dayami#754 → #2,204
  2. ↓ 953Mareli#723 → #1,676
  3. ↓ 773Mylie#839 → #1,612
  4. ↓ 517Marely#334 → #851
  5. ↓ 515Hillary#722 → #1,237

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,983,573 boys got a published name in 2009; 1 in 366 of them was named Diego, which outranked 99.5% of the 14,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Diego
  1. #73Ian5,807
  2. #74Adam5,676
  3. #75Nathaniel5,426
  4. #76Diego5,414
  5. #77Brody5,392
  6. #78Jesus5,387
  7. #79Carlos5,379
Biggest movers since 2008
Risers
  1. ↑ 951Knox#1,655 → #704
  2. ↑ 510Kellan#1,133 → #623
  3. ↑ 462Jaxen#1,329 → #867
  4. ↑ 422Bentley#936 → #514
  5. ↑ 354Archer#1,037 → #683
Fallers
  1. ↓ 493Yurem#995 → #1,488
  2. ↓ 222Cordell#786 → #1,008
  3. ↓ 212Shamar#926 → #1,138
  4. ↓ 201Trevin#797 → #998
  5. ↓ 198Glenn#865 → #1,063

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2009 →