Diego
Featured in baby name books
Diego is the Spanish form of James, meaning “supplanter.” Mexican painter Diego Rivera brought the name attention, and Diego is a patron saint in Spain. The cartoon Go, Diego, Go! and actor Diego Luna have kept the name on parents' minds.
Sources: 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Boys, The Everything Baby Names Book
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Usage of Diego in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Diego against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Diego is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Diego in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 2,351 boys were named Diego, making it the #158 boys' name in the US. Since 1887, 126,160 boys have been named Diego, with the most (8,403) in 2006. It is most common, relative to births, in New Mexico, Arizona and California.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Diego in other languages
- Jacob Dutch, English, Finnish
- Jacobus Dutch, Latin
- Jacques Dutch, French
- Jakob Dutch, German
- Jakub Czech, Polish
- Jim Dutch, English
- Santiago Portuguese, Spanish
- Diogo Portuguese
- Dídac Catalan
- Giacomo Italian
- Jaakko Finnish
- Jacco Dutch
- Jacopo Italian
- Jacó Portuguese
- James English
- Jaume Catalan
- Jiminy English
- Jokūbas Lithuanian
- Seamus Irish
- Yacob Dutch
- Yakup Turkish
- Яков Russian
- יעקב Hebrew
- يعقوب Arabic
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Towns named Diego
There are 477 towns and villages with Diego in their name, in 26 countries.
🇲🇽 Mexico 332🇨🇺 Cuba 21🇨🇴 Colombia 16🇵🇭 Philippines 14🇻🇪 Venezuela 13🇧🇴 Bolivia 9🇬🇹 Guatemala 9🇸🇻 El Salvador 8
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| San Diego | California, 🇺🇸 United States | 1,404,452 | Map |
| Diego Martin | Diego Martin Regional Corporation, 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | 25,370 | Map |
| San Diego | Cesar Department, 🇨🇴 Colombia | 18,531 | Map |
| San Diego | Cartago Province, 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 16,991 | Map |
| San Diego | Texas, 🇺🇸 United States | 4,368 | Map |
| San Diego | Calabarzon, 🇵🇭 Philippines | 3,451 | Map |
| San Diego | Calabarzon, 🇵🇭 Philippines | 2,488 | Map |
| San Diego | Puebla, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 2,026 | Map |
| San Diego | Morelos, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1,463 | Map |
| San Diego | Jalisco, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1,361 | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Diego
There are 8 lakes and reservoirs with Diego in their name, in 4 countries.
🇲🇽 Mexico 4🇺🇸 United States 2🇨🇴 Colombia 1🇬🇹 Guatemala 1
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| Bay Diego | Louisiana, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| San Diego | México, 🇲🇽 Mexico | Map |
| San Diego | México, 🇲🇽 Mexico | Map |
| San Diego | México, 🇲🇽 Mexico | Map |
| San Diego | Michoacán, 🇲🇽 Mexico | Map |
| Laguna San Diego | Caldas Department, 🇨🇴 Colombia | Map |
| Laguna San Diego | Petén, 🇬🇹 Guatemala | Map |
| San Diego Reservoir | California, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Diego songs
3 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Diego in their title. The best known:
- Diego libre dans sa tête – France Gall (1981)
- San Diego Super Chargers (1979)
- SAN DIEGO
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Diego
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Diego.
Diego Alves
Diego Antonio Reyes
Diego Benaglio
Diego Boneta
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Fictional characters named Diego
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Diego as a pet name
FurryName has found 381 dogs named Diego in public pet registers, making it the #460 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Basel (7), Burlington (1), Adelaide (1). Diego as a dog name →
FurryName has found 26 cats named Diego in public pet registers, making it the #316 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Nariño (municipality) (1), Surf Coast Shire (1), Golden Plains Shire (1). Diego as a cat name →
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