Trend of the Popularity of Diego as a Male Baby Name in the US

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 2,351 male babies that were named Diego in the US, which was 0.14% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Diego peaked as a male baby name in the US in 2006 with a count of 8,403 babies, which was 0.41% of the total male babies born in the US in 2006.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in the US that were named Diego, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in the US that were named Diego.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Diego in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Diego in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in the US who were named Diego from 1980 to 2025.

Trend of the Popularity of Diego as a Male Baby Name in the US

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	193	0.01
1981	211	0.01
1982	262	0.01
1983	275	0.02
1984	317	0.02
1985	343	0.02
1986	421	0.02
1987	525	0.03
1988	596	0.03
1989	759	0.04
1990	830	0.04
1991	879	0.04
1992	890	0.05
1993	914	0.05
1994	1260	0.07
1995	1298	0.07
1996	1380	0.07
1997	1785	0.10
1998	1807	0.10
1999	2416	0.13
2000	2685	0.14
2001	2833	0.15
2002	3979	0.21
2003	5121	0.26
2004	5876	0.30
2005	6942	0.35
2006	8403	0.41
2007	8216	0.40
2008	6572	0.32
2009	5414	0.27
2010	4719	0.25
2011	3824	0.20
2012	3337	0.18
2013	2921	0.15
2014	3171	0.17
2015	3237	0.17
2016	3201	0.17
2017	3102	0.17
2018	2884	0.16
2019	2990	0.17
2020	2910	0.17
2021	2925	0.17
2022	2970	0.17
2023	2747	0.16
2024	2511	0.15
2025	2351	0.14