Is Diesel a boy or girl name?
Diesel is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 38 boys were named Diesel, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 2,032 US babies named Diesel were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,163
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Diesel since 2001
- 2,032
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 156 babies
Boys and girls named Diesel, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 38 | #3,163 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 61 | #2,294 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 54 | #2,525 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 80 | #1,905 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 79 | #1,877 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 86 | #1,793 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 96 | #1,665 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 119 | #1,441 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 135 | #1,325 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 140 | #1,279 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 156 | #1,186 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 135 | #1,288 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 134 | #1,297 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 123 | #1,365 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 108 | #1,505 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 119 | #1,415 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 90 | #1,695 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 79 | #1,834 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 65 | #2,044 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 43 | #2,580 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 30 | #3,238 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 27 | #3,381 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 25 | #3,474 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,579 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Diesel reached #1,186 in 2014. It has never been ranked as a girl name. 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 2010s, 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.