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Diego name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Diego ranks #158 in male records (2,351 reported) and #15,525 in female records (5 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#15,525 · 5 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
No published 2024 female observation to compare. A missing observation is not zero.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
No published 2021 female observation to compare. A missing observation is not zero.
2025 male rank and count
#158 · 2,351 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count decreased by 160 male records (2,511 to 2,351); rank moved from #145 to #158.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count decreased by 574 male records (2,925 to 2,351); rank moved from #126 to #158.
Peak year in available data
2016: 3,201 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Diego becoming more popular?

Diego's reported male count decreased by 160 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #145 to #158. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Diego in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for DiegoFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.3,2010201620252016: 7 female records2017: 7 female records2018: 6 female records2019: 5 female records2023: 6 female records2025: 5 female records2016: 3,201 male records2017: 3,102 male records2018: 2,884 male records2019: 2,990 male records2020: 2,910 male records2021: 2,925 male records2022: 2,970 male records2023: 2,747 male records2024: 2,511 male records2025: 2,351 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025515,5252,351158
2024——2,511145
2023613,8892,747135
2022——2,970124
2021——2,925126
2020——2,910126
2019516,1772,990129
2018614,2722,884135
2017713,0823,102129
2016713,2893,201130

Questions about Diego’s popularity

How common is Diego in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Diego ranks #158 in male records (2,351 reported) and #15,525 in female records (5 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Diego?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Diego only.

Can I compare this name with my partner?

Use Save or Maybe above to start a device shortlist. Create separate accounts and connect them to see each other’s saved names and maybes. Both saving Diego creates a match.

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