boy · spanish
Diego
say it dee-ay-goh
What Diego means
- Spanish form of James, perhaps from Santiago; meaning debated debated New Testament and Christian saint: James the apostle (Santiago); St Diego of Alcalá
How popular it is
In the top 100 in 6 countries.
Its use is steady over the last ten years.
- no. 4 in Venezuela (2011)
- no. 7 in Mexico (2021)
- no. 25 in Chile (2021)
- no. 27 in Portugal (2017)
- no. 32 in Switzerland (2025)
- no. 78 in France (2019)
- no. 135 in the US (2024)
- no. 275 in Austria (2020)
In the United States it was most popular around 2000.
Other forms
Names with a similar meaning
James Jacob Tiago Christian Thiago Jakob Jamie Jake Jameson Hamish Jaime Jimmy
Diego in stories
- The Umbrella Academy: Diego Hargreeves, the knife-throwing Number Two
- Ice Age: Diego, the sabre-toothed cat