Diego is a boy's name of Spanish origin. Its meaning is not recorded in the standard references we check — we would rather tell you that plainly than guess. Its exact origin is debated among name scholars. In 2024 it was given to 2,506 boys in the United States.
Diego belongs to the Spanish tradition. Its roots are documented, even though its precise meaning is not recorded in the standard references — an honest gap we prefer to a confident guess.
In the United States, Diego first appears in Social Security records in 1887. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #56 in 2006, and in 2024 2,506 babies received the name — 123,789 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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The meaning of Diego is not recorded in the standard references we check. Rather than repeat an unsourced claim, we leave it open — its Spanish origin is documented, but its exact meaning is not.
Diego is a boy name. In 2024, 2,506 babies received the name in the US.
Diego comes from the Spanish tradition.
Diego first appears in US records in 1887. Its best-ever ranking was #56 in 2006, and 2,506 babies were given the name in 2024.
Diego is pronounced /diˈeɪ.ɡoʊ/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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