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Boy name Hebrew origin Christian tradition

Diego

dee-AY-goh · 5 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
Supplanter (Spanish form of James)
Language
Hebrew
Culture
Spanish
Religion
Christian
Style era
classic
Themes
classic · saint
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#145
2024 births2,506
Peak year2006
First appeared1887
Total US births123,789
2006 peak18871921195619902024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Die
Alternate spellings
DyegoDiegoo
In other languages
Diego (Spanish)Tiago (Portuguese)Jaime (Spanish/Portuguese cognate)

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Notable people named Diego

Diego Rivera
Diego Maradona
Diego Velázquez