Name
DIEGO

Name DIEGO

Between 1880 and 2022 there were 748,278 births of Diego in the countries below, which represents an average of 5,270 births of children bearing the first name Diego per year on average throughout this period.
On the last available year for each country, we count 13,804 births.

Other languages  :  
En Français Prénom Diego   
In Italiano Nome Diego   
Available variants : Diegó , Diégo , Diègo , Diëgo , Díego


Information about the first name Diego

We celebrate Diego on November 13th
The first name Diego is listed in our categories :The first name Diego has been assigned to:
99.66% to boys
0.34% to girls
The country where the first name Diego is the most common is:
BR Brazil
This first name is on trend: Male
This first name has 5 letters including 3 vowels and 2 consonants

Anagrams of the first name Diego

An anagram is a word that contains the same letters of another word. Here is the list of first names which are an anagram of Diego : Deigo, Dioge, Egido

Diego in Japanese *

Romajidiego
Katakanaディエゴ
Hiraganaでぃえご
* This is a phonetic conversion, not a translation.
Diego in Japanese
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Diego in sign language

Diego in binary language

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Origin and meaning of name Diego

US English
Etymology src :
  • From Spanish Diego, from an Iberian Didacus, of uncertain origin.
Etymology src :
  • Spanish Diego
Anagrams src :
  • dogie, geoid
Noun src :
  • diego (plural diegos)
  • (slang, ethnic slur) A Spanish-speaker, especially from Latin America.
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /diˈeɪ.ɡoʊ/
Proper noun src :
  • Diego (plural Diegos)
  • A male given name from Spanish Diego.
Noun (Derived terms) src :
  • dago
General
Noun src :
  • Diego (plural Diegos)
  • Alternative letter-case form of diego (“Spanish speaker”)
Proper noun (Descendants) src :
  • → English: Diego
  • → Italian: Diego
  • → Chinese: → 迭戈 (Diégē) (transliteration)
ES Spanish
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈdjeɡo/ [ˈd̪je.ɣ̞o]
  • Rhymes: -eɡo
  • Syllabification: Die‧go
PT Portuguese
Proper noun src :
  • Diego m
  • a male given name from Spanish
Galician
Etymology src :
  • From the local Medieval Latin Didacus, attested since the 8th century. While frequently used as an alternative form of James, so equating this name and Santiago or Iago, there is no etymological relation in between both names.
Proper noun src :
  • Diego m
  • a male given name
Proper noun (Derived terms) src :
  • Diéguez
Proper noun (Related terms) src :
  • Díaz
  • Diz
IT Italian
Etymology src :
  • Borrowed from Spanish Diego, from the local Medieval Latin Didacus, attested since the 8th century.
Etymology src :
  • Perhaps from the male given name Diego.
Anagrams src :
  • geodi, godei
Anagrams src :
  • geodi, godei
Noun src :
  • diego m (plural dieghi)
  • (central Italy) Synonym of pettirosso (“robin”)
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈdjɛ.ɡo/, /ˈdje.ɡo/
  • Rhymes: -ɛɡo, -eɡo
  • Hyphenation: Diè‧go, Dié‧go
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈdjɛ.ɡo/, /ˈdje.ɡo/
  • Rhymes: -ɛɡo, -eɡo
  • Hyphenation: diè‧go, dié‧go
Proper noun src :
  • Diego m
  • a male given name
 

Popularity of the name Diego

Number of DIEGO births per year

Total births of Diego by country

Births with the first name Diego
Country
Boys
Girls
BRBrazil
1930 - 2022
421,979
2,430
USUnited State of America
1880 - 2022
116,326
34
ESSpain
2002 - 2021
55,647
0
ITItaly
1999 - 2021
52,785
103
FRFrance
1900 - 2022
20,295
0
MXMexico
2017 - 2021
19,904
0
CLChili
2010 - 2021
19,743
0
ARArgentina
1922 - 2015
16,946
0
CHSwitzerland
1909 - 2021
7,498
0
BEBelgium
1995 - 2022
3,956
0
PTPortugal
2014 - 2022
3,933
0
GBUnited Kingdom
1996 - 2021
1,507
0
ONOntario
1913 - 2019
1,035
0
DEGermany
2000 - 2022
907
2
QCQuebec
1980 - 2022
811
1
ATAustria
1984 - 2021
449
0
PLPoland
2000 - 2022
428
0
BCBritish Columbia
1919 - 2022
306
0
ABAlberta
1980 - 2022
277
1
SESweden
1998 - 2022
190
0
IEIreland
1964 - 2022
161
0
DKDenmark
1985 - 2022
157
0
NONorway
1945 - 2022
147
0
CZCzechoslovakia
1900 - 2016
129
0
NLNetherlands
2015 - 2022
106
0
NZNew Zealand
1900 - 2022
41
0
AUAustralia
1930 - 2022
37
0
SKSlovakia
2011 - 2022
5
0
LVLatvia
2015 - 2022
2
0

Total births of Diego by country (last available year)

Births with the first name Diego
Country
Boys
Girls
MXMexico
2021
4,014
0
ITItaly
2021
2,946
0
USUnited State of America
2022
2,946
0
ESSpain
2021
1,598
0
CLChili
2021
878
0
FRFrance
2022
719
0
CHSwitzerland
2021
199
0
BEBelgium
2022
107
0
DEGermany
2022
95
1
GBUnited Kingdom
2021
96
0
ARArgentina
2015
75
0
ONOntario
2019
29
0
ATAustria
2021
26
0
QCQuebec
2022
16
0
PLPoland
2022
12
0
SESweden
2022
12
0
ABAlberta
2022
9
0
BCBritish Columbia
2022
7
0
DKDenmark
2022
7
0
IEIreland
2022
7
0
CZCzechoslovakia
2016
5
0

Comments on the name Diego

Personalities with the first name Diego

There are 532 personalities with the first name Diego


Pablo Picasso
(Pablo Diego José Francisco De Paula Juan Nepomuceno María De Los Remedios Cipriano De La Santísima Trinidad Ruiz Y Picasso) src

Spain
Photographer Graphic designer Illustrator Poster artist Painter Sculptor Costume designer Graphic artist Choreographer Jewelry designer Scenographer Architectural draftsperson Drawer Collagist Assemblage artist Muralist Designer Ceramicist Printmaker


Diego Maradona
(Diego Armando Maradona) src

Argentina
Actor Association football manager Association football player


Diego Vélasquez
(Diego Rodríguez De Silva Y Velázquez) src

Spain
Artist Painter


Diego Forlán
(Diego Forlán Corazo) src

Spain Uruguay
Association football player


Diego Rivera
(Diego María De La Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao De Rivera Y Barrientos Acosta Y Rodríguez) src

Mexico
Muralist


Diego Godín
(Diego Roberto Godín Leal) src

Uruguay
Association football player


Diego Costa
(Diego Da Silva Costa) src

Spain Brazil
Association football player


Diego Simeone
(Diego Padre Simeone González) src

Argentina
Association football manager Association football player


Diego Milito
src

Argentina
Association football player


Diego Lugano
src

Italy Uruguay
Association football player



There are more than 10 personalities with the first name Diego
Full list of personalities with the first name Diego

Film Actors and Actresses with the first name Diego

There are 1823 actors and actresses with the first name Diego
Diego Bergmann
Diego Velazquez
Diego Z. Turturro
Diego Savoia
Diego Leiva
Diego Miró
Diego Sebastian Misasi
Diego Loyzaga
Diego Dominguez Llort
Diego Lara
Diego Boneta
Diego Cataño
Diego Amozurrutia
Diego Artioli
Diego Kozievitch
Diego Martínez
Diego Mesaglío
Diego Vicos
Diego D'elia
Diego García
Diego Tucci
Diego Kontarovsky
Diego Noguera
Diego Alfonso
Diego Alguacil
Diego Maiello
Diego Shaalo
Diego Alonso Pérez
Diego Martín
Diego Luna

There are more than 30 actors and actresses with the first name Diego
The full list of actors and actresses with the first name Diego

Rankings of first name DIEGO by country

Country ranking (boys)
RankCountryYear
#10MX Mexico2021
#11IT Italy2021
#14ES Spain2021
#20CH Switzerland2021
#26CL Chili2021
#96BE Belgium2022
#101FR France2022
#124US United State of America2022
#166AR Argentina2015
#245AT Austria2021
#295CZ Czechoslovakia2016
#316QC Quebec2022
#365PL Poland2022
#391ON Ontario2019
#438GB United Kingdom2021
#458AB Alberta2022
#462DK Denmark2022
#498IE Ireland2022
#520SE Sweden2022
#526BC British Columbia2022
#538DE Germany2022
Country ranking (girls)
RankCountryYear
#10757DE Germany2022