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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202019peak #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 2019

  • 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: #140 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 541 boysWAIdaho: #167 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 558 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Diego, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Diego, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #268 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,138 boysMNIllinois: #135 for boys · 103 births · 1 in 558 boysILWisconsin: #202 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 836 boysWIMichigan: #326 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,573 boysMINew York: #198 for boys · 109 births · 1 in 858 boysNYMassachusetts: #195 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 828 boysMARhode Island: #167 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 558 boysRIOregon: #138 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 515 boysORNevada: #69 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 273 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Diego, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Diego, so not publishedSDIowa: #266 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,027 boysIAIndiana: #297 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,296 boysINOhio: #453 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 2,460 boysOHPennsylvania: #393 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 2,149 boysPANew Jersey: #171 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 723 boysNJConnecticut: #260 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,203 boysCTCalifornia: #54 for boys · 776 births · 1 in 262 boysCAUtah: #255 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,019 boysUTColorado: #148 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 549 boysCONebraska: #162 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 564 boysNEMissouri: #420 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,126 boysMOKentucky: #349 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,576 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Diego, so not publishedWVVirginia: #149 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 617 boysVAMaryland: #160 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 636 boysMDDelaware: #144 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 405 boysDEArizona: #62 for boys · 130 births · 1 in 257 boysAZNew Mexico: #42 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 190 boysNMKansas: #198 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 707 boysKSArkansas: #310 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,210 boysARTennessee: #273 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,135 boysTNNorth Carolina: #190 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 796 boysNCSouth Carolina: #328 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,473 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #111 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 374 boysDCOklahoma: #172 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 659 boysOKLouisiana: #263 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,027 boysLAMississippi: #538 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,559 boysMSAlabama: #279 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,192 boysALGeorgia: #214 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 896 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Diego, so not publishedHITexas: #63 for boys · 665 births · 1 in 262 boysTXFlorida: #100 for boys · 221 births · 1 in 429 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Mexico#42 · 1 in 190
  2. California#54 · 1 in 262
  3. Arizona#62 · 1 in 257
  4. Texas#63 · 1 in 262
  5. Nevada#69 · 1 in 273

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#42401 in 190
California#547761 in 262
Arizona#621301 in 257
Texas#636651 in 262
Nevada#69471 in 273
Florida#1002211 in 429
District of Columbia#111101 in 374
Illinois#1351031 in 558
Oregon#138321 in 515
Washington#140631 in 541
Delaware#14481 in 405
Colorado#148471 in 549
Virginia#149641 in 617
Maryland#160411 in 636
Nebraska#162161 in 564
Idaho#167141 in 558
Rhode Island#16761 in 558
New Jersey#171551 in 723
Oklahoma#172281 in 659
North Carolina#190631 in 796
Massachusetts#195341 in 828
Kansas#198201 in 707
New York#1981091 in 858
Wisconsin#202301 in 836
Georgia#214581 in 896
Utah#255191 in 1,019
Connecticut#260111 in 1,203
Louisiana#263221 in 1,027
Iowa#266141 in 1,027
Minnesota#268231 in 1,138
Tennessee#273311 in 1,135
Alabama#279191 in 1,192
Indiana#297261 in 1,296
Arkansas#310111 in 1,210
Michigan#326281 in 1,573
South Carolina#328141 in 1,473
Kentucky#349131 in 1,576
Pennsylvania#393261 in 2,149
Missouri#420141 in 2,126
Ohio#453231 in 2,460
Mississippi#53851 in 2,559
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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 2019

girls
#15,539
5 births · 1 in 335,673 girls
boys
#129
2,990 births · 1 in 600 boys

Top girls' names in 2019

  1. #1Olivia18,577
  2. #2Emma17,226
  3. #3Ava14,549
  4. #4Sophia13,821
  5. #5Isabella13,407
  6. #6Charlotte13,239
  7. #7Amelia12,944
  8. #8Mia12,508
  9. #9Harper10,497
  10. #10Evelyn10,443
  11. #15,539Diego5

Top boys' names in 2019

  1. #1Liam20,631
  2. #2Noah19,178
  3. #3Oliver13,967
  4. #4William13,658
  5. #5Elijah13,436
  6. #6James13,198
  7. #7Benjamin13,044
  8. #8Lucas12,483
  9. #9Mason11,484
  10. #10Alexander11,327
  11. #129Diego2,990
More about 2019

girls

1,678,366 girls got a published name in 2019; 1 in 335,673 of them was named Diego, which outranked 13.8% of the 18,024 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Diego
  1. #13,799Zuree6
  2. #13,799Zuriya6
  3. #13,799Zyliah6
  4. #15,539Diego5
  5. #15,539Aaditri5
  6. #15,539Aadiya5
  7. #15,539Aaila5

Tied with 2,485 names at #15,539; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2018
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,081Amoura#2,059 → #978
  2. ↑ 553Theodora#1,406 → #853
  3. ↑ 456Navy#1,269 → #813
  4. ↑ 415Emani#1,371 → #956
  5. ↑ 403Yaritza#1,216 → #813
Fallers
  1. ↓ 451Emmarie#990 → #1,441
  2. ↓ 368Saniyah#934 → #1,302
  3. ↓ 252Tatiana#692 → #944
  4. ↓ 229Zhavia#879 → #1,108
  5. ↓ 219Jayden#979 → #1,198

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

boys

1,794,216 boys got a published name in 2019; 1 in 600 of them was named Diego, which outranked 99.1% of the 14,133 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Diego
  1. #126Braxton3,038
  2. #127Tyler3,024
  3. #128Gavin3,013
  4. #129Diego2,990
  5. #130Bentley2,983
  6. #131Amir2,971
  7. #132Beau2,933
Biggest movers since 2018
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,830Sekani#6,703 → #873
  2. ↑ 5,230Ermias#5,770 → #540
  3. ↑ 654Amias#1,478 → #824
  4. ↑ 623Kyro#1,343 → #720
  5. ↑ 512Aziel#1,465 → #953
Fallers
  1. ↓ 376Jaxtyn#776 → #1,152
  2. ↓ 252Brysen#860 → #1,112
  3. ↓ 220Coen#814 → #1,034
  4. ↓ 219Chad#899 → #1,118
  5. ↓ 219Imran#933 → #1,152

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

See the top 100 for 2019 →