Is Diego a boy or girl name?
Diego is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 2,506 boys were named Diego, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.2% of the 124,028 US babies named Diego were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #145
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Diego since 1887
- 124,028
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 8,423 babies
Boys and girls named Diego, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1900s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 112 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 197 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 188 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 224 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 350 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 633 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 1,244 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 3,903 | 10 | 0.3% |
| 1990s | 13,455 | 63 | 0.5% |
| 2000s | 56,039 | 115 | 0.2% |
| 2010s | 33,380 | 46 | 0.1% |
| 2020s | 14,054 | 5 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,506 | #145 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 2,746 | #135 | 5 | #15,795 |
| 2022 | 2,968 | #124 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 2,924 | #126 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 2,910 | #126 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 2,988 | #129 | 5 | #16,166 |
| 2018 | 2,884 | #135 | 6 | #14,268 |
| 2017 | 3,101 | #129 | 7 | #13,076 |
| 2016 | 3,201 | #130 | 7 | #13,284 |
| 2015 | 3,235 | #125 | 9 | #11,144 |
| 2014 | 3,171 | #129 | 5 | #17,255 |
| 2013 | 2,921 | #130 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3,337 | #110 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3,823 | #99 | 7 | #13,742 |
| 2010 | 4,719 | #86 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5,414 | #76 | 8 | #12,755 |
| 2008 | 6,572 | #69 | 7 | #14,249 |
| 2007 | 8,216 | #58 | 20 | #6,631 |
| 2006 | 8,403 | #56 | 20 | #6,429 |
| 2005 | 6,942 | #62 | 10 | #10,346 |
| 2004 | 5,876 | #73 | 19 | #6,301 |
| 2003 | 5,119 | #83 | 13 | #8,126 |
| 2002 | 3,979 | #98 | 8 | #11,417 |
| 2001 | 2,833 | #139 | 10 | #9,577 |
| 2000 | 2,685 | #147 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 2,416 | #149 | 9 | #9,713 |
| 1998 | 1,807 | #187 | 5 | #14,802 |
| 1997 | 1,785 | #186 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 1,381 | #218 | 6 | #12,266 |
| 1995 | 1,298 | #228 | 7 | #10,827 |
| 1994 | 1,260 | #237 | 9 | #9,030 |
| 1993 | 913 | #299 | 10 | #8,233 |
| 1992 | 890 | #301 | 6 | #12,188 |
| 1991 | 878 | #295 | 5 | #13,753 |
| 1990 | 827 | #308 | 6 | #11,796 |
| 1989 | 758 | #318 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 596 | #348 | 5 | #12,321 |
| 1987 | 526 | #368 | 5 | #11,798 |
| 1986 | 420 | #418 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 343 | #466 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 317 | #473 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 275 | #509 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 262 | #527 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 212 | #585 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 194 | #628 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 144 | #722 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 137 | #718 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 153 | #685 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 117 | #770 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 145 | #686 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 134 | #711 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 107 | #770 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 103 | #790 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 101 | #799 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 103 | #802 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 82 | #849 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 57 | #975 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 67 | #877 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 79 | #824 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 67 | #901 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 65 | #948 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 59 | #987 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 54 | #1,039 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 58 | #1,029 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 45 | #1,168 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 52 | #1,072 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 62 | #965 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 42 | #1,203 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 27 | #1,514 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 33 | #1,318 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 33 | #1,318 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 30 | #1,384 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 19 | #1,762 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 21 | #1,654 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 31 | #1,297 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 31 | #1,306 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 20 | #1,668 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 29 | #1,372 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 19 | #1,654 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 15 | #1,800 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 22 | #1,449 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 22 | #1,499 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 29 | #1,300 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 23 | #1,423 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 14 | #1,920 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 14 | #1,898 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 20 | #1,533 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 19 | #1,592 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 16 | #1,744 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 24 | #1,397 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 20 | #1,570 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 24 | #1,370 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 19 | #1,664 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 17 | #1,786 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 15 | #1,991 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 27 | #1,391 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 21 | #1,659 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 20 | #1,756 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 25 | #1,482 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 14 | #2,219 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 29 | #1,388 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 17 | #1,963 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 13 | #2,373 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 17 | #1,999 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 14 | #2,248 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 20 | #1,710 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 13 | #2,288 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 9 | #2,785 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 18 | #1,716 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 10 | #2,490 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 9 | #2,317 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 9 | #1,981 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 9 | #1,777 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 7 | #1,421 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 8 | #1,229 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 5 | #1,166 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 5 | #965 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Diego reached #56 in 2006. As a girl name, it reached #6,301 in 2004. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.